 State Route 140 | ||||
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| 14600 South | ||||
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| Maintained byUDOT | ||||
| Length | 0.936 mi[1] (1,506 m) | |||
| Existed | 1984[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | 800 West inBluffdale | |||
| East end |   I-15 /US 89 east of Bluffdale | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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State Route 140 (SR-140) is a 0.936-mile (1.506 km) long state highway in the U.S. state ofUtah. It runs from 800 West inBluffdale toInterstate 15 (I-15).
SR-140 begins at an intersection with 800 West and 14600 South in Bluffdale, proceeding east on 14600 South. Following a crossing of the East Jordan Canal,[3] there is an intersection with SR-131 at Porter Rockwell Boulevard. SR-140 then turns southeast to meetSR-287 (known as Pony Express Road), which serves theUtah State Prison. Shortly thereafter, there is asingle-point urban interchange with I-15, where SR-140 ends.[4][5] The road continues east as Highland Drive towardDraper.[6] Just beyond the end of the state route, Highland Drive passes under a disused railroad viaduct, previously used by theUnion Pacific Railroad, that is proposed for use by phase 2 of theTRAXBlue Line's Draper extension.
The highway is maintained by theUtah Department of Transportation (UDOT), who is responsible for maintaining highways in Utah. As part of this role, they regularly survey traffic on their highways. These surveys are mostly presented in the form ofannual average daily traffic, which is the number of vehicles that travel a road during an average day during the year. In 2009, UDOT calculated that approximately 3,920 vehicles used SR 140 daily.[7] No part of the highway has been listed in theNational Highway System, a system of roads important to the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.[8]
State Route 140, otherwise known as Bluffdale Road,[2] was first designated asState Route 160 in 1933,[9] renamed toState Route 161 in 1935,[10] and deleted from the state highway system in 1953.[11] In 1984, the route was once again added to the state highway system, this time as SR-140 (and in the process co-opted 0.18 miles (0.29 km) from the south end ofSR-287).[2]
In 2016, the segment of SR-140 west of 800 West was turned over to the city of Bluffdale. This was done in exchange for UDOT taking over the already-built segment of Porter Rockwell Boulevard asSR-131, with plans to build a bridge over theJordan River to connect toSR-68 (Redwood Road).[2]
Prior to 2016, SR-140 began at an intersection with SR-68 in Bluffdale. It crossed the South Jordan Canal before turning south for about 0.3 miles (0.48 km). It then turned east again and crossed the Jordan River.[12] After an intersection with Spring View Parkway within a residential area, it bumped slightly northward to cross over theUnion Pacific Railroad[13] and theFrontRunnercommuter rail line. An area near this crossing was considered as a possible location for aFrontRunner station, but theDraper Station was built much further north. It passed aSherwin-Williams building before entering a more commercial area.
The entire route is inSalt Lake County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Bluffdale | 0.000 | 0.000 | 800 West | Western terminus | |
| 0.457 | 0.735 |  SR-131 (Porter Rockwell Boulevard) | |||
| Bluffdale–Draper line | 0.750 | 1.207 |  SR-287 (Pony Express Road) | ||
| Draper | 0.827– 0.936 | 1.331– 1.506 | I-15 (US-89) | Eastern terminus, interchange | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
(160) From Bluffdale on route 68 easterly to junction with route 1.
Route 161. From Bluffdale on route 68 easterly to junction with route 1.
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