Utah State Route 10

State Route 10 marker
State Route 10
Map
Map of Utah State Route 10
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length68.816 mi[1] (110.749 km)
Existed1910 as a state highway; 1920s as SR-10–present
Major junctions
South end I-70 / US 50 / SR-72 at Fremont Junction
Major intersections SR-31 in Huntington
US 6 / US 191 in Price
North end
US 6 Bus. / SR-55 in Price
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountiesSevier, Emery, Carbon
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
SR-9 SR-12

State Route 10 (SR-10) is a State Highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway follows a long valley in Eastern Utah between the Wasatch Plateau on the west and the San Rafael Swell on the east.

The highway serves the primary and most active coal producing region in Utah, accounting for about 2% of the coal supply of the United States[2] Several of the routes that spur from SR-10 to cross the Wasatch Plateau have been honored for their role in energy production. SR-31 has been named The Energy Loop as part of the National Scenic Byways program. Just off SR-10, along SR-29 is the location of the Wilberg Mine fire of 1984. According to a roadside memorial fire is the worst coal mine tragedy in Utah's history.[3] More recently the highway was mentioned in worldwide news as part of coverage of the Crandall Canyon Mine collapse of 2007.

Though the highway is not generally used for long haul traffic, the increase in coal extraction along the SR-10 corridor has caused the Utah Department of Transportation to push for funding for improvements calling it one of the most dangerous freight corridors in Utah[4] The northern portion of the highway is loosely paralleled by the Utah Railway that helps service the numerous coal mines along the highway corridor.

  1. ^ "Highway Reference Online - SR-10". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. ^ "What is your state's role in coal?". American Coal Foundation.
  3. ^ "Wilberg Mine Memorial". Utah State Division of Archives and History. October 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  4. ^ Daniel B. Kuhn (2006-01-19). "PAVED SHOULDERS & PASSING LANES ON UTAH'S TWO-LANE PRIMARY FREIGHT ROUTES" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation.