Utah State Route 259

For the former highway, see Utah State Route 259 (1957-1977).

State Route 259 (SH-259) is a short state highway within Sigurd in Sevier County, Utah connecting Interstate 70 (I-70)/U.S. Route 89 (US-89) to SR-24.

State Route 259
SR-259 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length	0.345 mi[1] (555 m)
Existed	1992–present
Major junctions
South end	SR-24 in Sigurd
Major intersections	I-70 / US 89 in Sigurd
North end	Sign indicating start of Federal Route 2570 in Sigurd
Location
Country	United States
State	Utah
Highway system
Utah State Highway System Interstate US State Minor Scenic
← SR-258 → SR-260

Route description

From its southern terminus with SR-24, the highway heads northwest and veers more toward the north before meeting Interstate 70/US-89. Two-hundredths of a mile later, the route terminates at a sign indicating the beginning of Federal Route 2570. (Although the entire route is located within the city limits of the Town of Sigurd, the community located in the northern portion of the town was formerly known as Vermillion.)^[2][3]

History

SR-259 was added to the state highway system in 1992 as a connection from the new I-70 to SR-24 (signed as US-89 until 1992).^[4] Although the road that continues north from I-70 is the former US-89, SR-259 is not; the original alignment is North State Street, crossing the ca. 1950^[5] bypass (now SR-118) into SR-24.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sigurd, Sevier County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	SR-24 – Aurora, Salina, Loa	Southern terminus
0.269– 0.287	0.433– 0.462	I-70 / US 89 – Richfield, Salina	Exit 48 (I-70/US-89)
0.345	0.555	Beginning of Federal Route 2570 sign	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Interstate 70 in Utah
• Sigurd, Utah
• U.S. Route 89 in Utah
• Utah State Route 24
• Utah State Route 259 (1957-1977)