 State Route 14 | ||||
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| Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway | ||||
 Map of Utah State Route 14 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byUDOT | ||||
| Length | 40.995 mi[1] (65.975 km) | |||
| Existed | 1912 as a state highway; 1920s as SR-14–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR-130 inCedar City | |||
| Major intersections |  SR-148 nearCedar Breaks National Monument | |||
| East end |  US 89 atLong Valley Junction | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Iron,Kane | |||
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State Route 14 (SR-14) is a state highway in southernUtah, running for 40.995 miles (65.975 km) inIron andKane Counties fromCedar City toLong Valley Junction. The highway has been designated the Markagaunt High Plateau Scenic Byway as part of theUtah Scenic Byways program.
As the ascent up theMarkagunt Plateau features steep grades and sharp curves theUtah Department of Transportation has prohibited all vehicles exceeding 12 feet (3.7 m) wide or 65 feet (19.8 m) long. All vehicles exceeding 8.5 feet (2.6 m) wide are required to have pilot escorts.[2]
SR-14 begins at an intersection withSR-130 in central Cedar City and heads east out of the city. It then turns southeast and climbs into theMarkagunt Plateau, then intersectsSR-148 toCedar Breaks National Monument andBrian Head.[1] It then continues generally southeast pastNavajo Lake and throughDuck Creek Village before ending at an intersection withUS-89 at Long Valley Junction.
The road fromSR-1 (by 1926US-91, nowSR-130) inCedar City toSR-11 (US-89) atLong Valley Junction was added to the state highway system in 1912 and numbered SR-14 in the 1920s.[3] A branch fromCedar Breaks Junction toCedar Breaks National Monument was added in 1927,[4] but in 1931 it was renumberedSR-55, and is now part ofSR-148.[5]
On October 8, 2011, a mountainside adjacent to the highway near mile marker 8 gave way and a landslide removed about 1300 feet of roadway, closing the highway for more than seven months. The road reopened to limited traffic on May 12 and was fully opened on August 4, 2012.[6] A similar incident took place in 1989, closing the highway for months until repairs were made.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Iron | Cedar City | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-130 (Main Street) –Minersville | Western terminus |
| Brian Head | 18.172 | 29.245 |  SR-148 north (Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway) –Cedar Breaks National Monument,Brian Head | Cedar Breaks National Monument | |
| Kane | Long Valley Junction | 40.995 | 65.975 | US 89 –Kanab,Panguitch | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
14. From Cedar City southeasterly via Coal Creek canyon and Summit to Long Valley Junction; also from Summit to Cedar Breaks.
(55) From Cedar Breaks junction on route 14 to Cedar Breaks.
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