Utah State Route 127

State Route 127 is a state highway in the state of Utah that spans 2.507 miles (4.035 km) within Syracuse in Davis County.

State Route 127
1700 South
Route information
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-118
Maintained by UDOT
Length2.507 mi[1] (4.035 km)
Existed1965–present
Major junctions
West end SR-110 in Syracuse
East end SR-108 in Syracuse
Highway system
  • State highways in Utah
← SR-126SR-128 →

Route description
Former SR-127 on the Davis County Causeway

The western terminus of the route is at the intersection of SR-110 (4500 West) and 1700 South (west of SR-127, 1700 South becomes the Davis County Causeway, a causeway over the Great Salt Lake that provides access to Antelope Island). The route continues east until it ends at SR-108 (2000 West), while 1700 South continues east along SR-108.

History

The part of 1700 South east of 2000 West in Syracuse was added to the state highway system in 1931 as SR-108, a designation it still carries.[2] From 2000 West to 4500 West, the road became a state highway in 1935, but with a different number - SR-195 (which turned north on 4500 West to Hooper).[3] The entire length of SR-195 was removed from the state highway system in 1947,[4] but was re-added in the 1960s. A new State Route 127 was designated in 1965, following the 1700 South portion of former SR-195 and continuing west to the north end of Antelope Island via the Antelope Island Causeway;[5] 4500 West was restored in 1969 as a new SR-110.[6] The causeway was closed in June 1983 due to high water in the Great Salt Lake,[7] and in 1991 the state legislature passed a law to fund a reconstruction through the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. The Utah Transportation Commission gave the causeway to Davis County that year to make it possible for a toll to be charged, leaving SR-127 running only from SR-110 east to SR-108.[5] The new causeway opened in July 1993, ten years after the old one had been closed.[7]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Syracuse, Davis County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR-110 (4500 West)Western terminus
2.5074.035 SR-108 (2000 West)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "State Route 127 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  2. Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. (108) From route 1 south of Clearfield westerly to Syracuse.
  3. Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 195. From Hooper on route 37 southerly to Syracuse.
  4. Utah State Legislature (1947). "Chapter 49". Session Laws of Utah.
  5. Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 127". (774 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  6. Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 2007
  7. Craig Hansell, Salt Lake Tribune, 2,000 Acres of Antelope Island Will Open, June 30, 1993, p. D1
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