 State Route 265 | ||||
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| University Parkway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byUDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.336 mi[1] (6.978 km) | |||
| Existed | 1959–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR-114 inOrem | |||
| Major intersections |  I-15 in Orem US 89 in Orem | |||
| East end |  US 189 inProvo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 265 is a west–east thoroughfare completely withinUtah County in northernUtah that cuts throughOrem andProvo.Utah Valley University andBrigham Young University are in close proximity to SR-265. The entirety of the route is namedUniversity Parkway.[1]
SR-265 begins at the intersection of Geneva Road (SR-114) and University Parkway, heads due east on the latter as a four-lane highway. After crossingInterstate 15, the road widens to six lanes. As the highway passesUtah Valley University, it gains dedicated bus lanes in the median for theUtah Valley Expressbus rapid transit system. It continues east for a short time until turning briefly southeast and then straightening out again, heading due east throughOrem. Shortly after passing an intersection withUS-89 (State Street), the route turns southeast, crossing theProvo River and entering the city limits ofProvo. Soon after, the route reaches its eastern terminus,US-189.
The portions of SR-265 east of the I-15 interchange are included in theNational Highway System.[2]
TheState Road Commission designated the initial segment of SR-265, from proposedI-15 east toSR-1 (US-89/US-91), in 1959.[3] That same year, a shortState Route 267 was created on Bulldog Boulevard inProvo between SR-1 (500 West) and University Avenue (now, but not then,US-189) nearBrigham Young University.[4] Two extensions to SR-265 were made in 1964 - one southeast toSR-7 (US-189) near the university, and another west toSR-114. At the same time, SR-267, which was several blocks south of the extended SR-265, was given back to the city.[5]
The entire route is inUtah County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Orem | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-114 (Geneva Road) –Pleasant Grove | Western terminus | |
| 0.423 | 0.681 | I-15 –Nephi,Salt Lake City | Exit 269 on I-15 | ||
| 2.276 | 3.663 | US 89 (State Street) –Springville,Orem | |||
| Provo | 4.336 | 6.978 | US 189 (University Avenue) –Heber City | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
