State Route 173 is a major east–west thoroughfare completely within Salt Lake County in northern Utah. From its western terminus at SR-111 it passes through the growing west side of Salt Lake County, eventually reaching US-89 in Murray.

State Route 173 marker
State Route 173
5400 South/5300 South
Map
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length9.939 mi[1] (15.995 km)
Existed1965–present
Major junctions
West end SR-111 in West Valley City
Major intersections SR-172 in West Valley City
SR-154 in Taylorsville
SR-68 in Taylorsville
I-15 in Murray
East end US 89 in Murray
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
SR-172 SR-174

Route description

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Starting at its western terminus in West Valley City, SR-173 (which is routed on 5400 South) heads east through West Valley City, passing by the USANA Amphitheatre. Continuing east, the route enters Kearns, passing by the Utah Olympic Oval and Kearns High School before entering Taylorsville and crossing the Bangerter Highway. Shortly thereafter, the route crosses under I-215 and passes Taylorsville High School at the Redwood Road (SR-68) continuous flow intersection. The route continues eastward, crossing a canal before descending a steep hill to the Jordan River as it enters Murray and shifts slightly to the north (taking the name 5300 South). East of its single-point urban interchange with I-15, the route passes under the Union Pacific, UTA's FrontRunner, and TRAX (Blue and Red) rail lines as they run close together at the approach to Murray Central Station, and Cottonwod Street passes over the TRAX line and SR-173 simultaneously on a high viaduct. Emerging from the trench under the railroads, SR-173 passes Intermountain Medical Center (the largest hospital in the Intermountain West) and Murray High School before ending at US-89 (State Street) near Murray City Park.

The entire route is included as part of the National Highway System.[2]

History

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The State Road Commission created State Route 173 in 1965, following 5300 South between SR-68 and SR-271 (US-89), in order to improve access to I-15. The state legislature extended it west to SR-111 in 1969.[3] In 2012, reversible lanes, referred to locally as "flex lanes", were installed between Bangerter Highway and 1900 West.[4]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Salt LakeWest Valley City0.0000.000  SR-111 (Bacchus Highway)Western terminus
1.672–
1.745
2.691–
2.808
  SR-85 (Mountain View Corridor)Split intersection
Kearns2.7524.429  SR-172 (5600 West)
Taylorsville5.0318.097  SR-154 (Bangerter Highway)
7.26911.698  SR-68 (Redwood Road)
Murray9.199–
9.268
14.804–
14.915
  I-15 – Provo, Salt Lake City
9.93915.995  US 89 (State Street)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "State Route 173 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Utah National Highway System". UDOT Data Portal. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Resolutions: "Route 173". (743 KB), updated November 2007, accessed May 2008
  4. ^ "Utah's first flex lanes system opens on 5400 South in Taylorsville". 7 November 2012.
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