Utah State Route 97 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is a 5.347-mile (8.605 km) road in Weber County, starting as a minor arterial in the west and increasing to a major collector road in the east that runs from Hooper through Roy to the northwest gate of Hill Air Force Base.
 State Route 97 | ||||
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 SR-97 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.347 mi[1] (8.605 km) | |||
| Existed | 1965[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR-37 in Hooper | |||
 I-15 in Roy | ||||
| East end | Northeast gate at Hill Air Force Base | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Weber | |||
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Route description
editThe route's western terminus is in Hooper at the intersection of SR-37 (5900 West) and 5500 South. From here it travels east as 5500 South towards Roy. After approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km), just west of SR-108 (3500 West), the route shifts to the south by one block, becoming 5600 South. It continues to the east through Roy, through an interchange with I-15, and ends just east of the interstate at the Hill Air Force Base northwest gate.
History
editState Route 97 was originally created in 1965 as a short (0.25 miles (0.40 km)) major access road between SR-106/US-91 (now I-15) and Hill Air Force Base. In 1969, it was extended westward 2 miles (3.2 km) along 5600 South to SR-108 (3500 West).
From 1969 to 2000, State Route 98 ran on 5500 South from SR-37 (5900 West) in Hooper to SR-108. This put its eastern terminus just one block north of the western terminus of SR-97. By 2000, a construction project was completed that connected the two roads at a common intersection by shifting the east end of SR-98 south by a block. In response, the state legislature consolidated the two routes by deleting SR-98 and transferring it to SR-97, resulting in the current alignment.
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Weber County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hooper | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-37 (5900 West) | Western terminus | |
| Roy | 3.084 | 4.963 |  SR-108 (3500 West) | ||
| 5.095 | 8.200 |  SR-126 (1900 West) | |||
| 5.213– 5.318 | 8.390– 8.558 | I-15 – Ogden, Salt Lake City | I-15 exit 338 | ||
| 5.347 | 8.605 | Fence line of Hill Air Force Base northwest gate | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "State Route 97 Highway reference". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "State Route 97 Resolutions". Utah Department of Transportation. November 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-10.