State Route 46 (SR-46) is a state highway in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States, that connects U.S. Route 191 (US191) at La Sal Junction (west of La Sal) with Colorado State Highway 90 (CO90) in Colorado (west of Bedrock). It is the only major roadway that connects Utah with Colorado between Interstate 70 / U.S. Route 6 / U.S. Route 50 (I-70 / US6 / US50) to the north and U.S. Route 491 to the south.

Route description

SR-46 begins at La Sal Junction, a T intersection with US191 about south of Moab in northeastern San Juan County, Utah. (US191 heads north from the junction toward Moab and I-70 / US6 / US50. US191 heads south toward Monticello and Blanding.) From its western terminus SR-46 heads easterly for about before entering the census-designated place (CDP) of La Sal. Approximately later SR-46 leaves the CDP and passes through roughly of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Just before leaving the National Forest, SR-46 enters the unincorporated community of Old La Sal. About farther east, SR-46 leaves Old La Sal and about later it reaches its eastern terminus at the Colorado State line. (The roadway continues east as Colorado State Highway 90 toward Bedrock and Naturita.)

History

The road from State Route 9 (then also U.S. Route 450 (US450), now US191) at La Sal Junction east to Colorado was added to the state highway system in 1915, and in 1927 the state legislature numbered it SR-4. In 1939 US450 was added to U.S. Route 160, which in turn was added to U.S. Route 163 (US163) in 1970. In 1981, the northern end of US163 was added to US191.

Major intersections

See also

• List of state highways in Utah

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