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Utah State Route 103

Coordinates: 41°7′24.7″N 112°1′25.2″W / 41.123528°N 112.023667°W / 41.123528; -112.023667
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State Route 103 marker
State Route 103
650 North
SR-103 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length0.225 mi[1] (362 m)
Existed1965[2]–present
Major junctions
Major intersections I-15 in Clearfield
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-102→ SR-104

State Route 103 (SR-103) is a 0.225-mile (0.362 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It branches off from SR-126 in downtown Clearfield and extends east to Interstate 15 (I-15), terminating at Hill Air Force Base. The entire route is located in Davis County and was formed in 1965 coinciding with the construction of I-15.

Route description

Located entirely in Davis County,[3] SR-103 begins at the intersection of Main Street, Clearfield, (SR-126) and 650 North. The highway takes a gentle northerly turn, crossing over the Davis–Weber Canal as a five lane road, with two lanes each direction and a center turn lane. SR-103 intersects I-15 at a pair of traffic lights before crossing what was once the path of a Union Pacific Railroad line,[2] which has been paved over and replaced by a parking lot on the south eastern side of SR-103 for the Pass & Registration office. Visible past the office is a F-16 monument, located on the base.[4] The highway has now gained another lane in each direction, but has lost its center turn lane. Directly northeast, 6th Street passes near but does not connect to the highway. The eastern terminus of SR-103 is a gate granting access to authorized Hill Air Force Base personnel.[5] SR-103 is one of four Utah state highways that connect to Hill Air Force Base, the others being SR-97,[6] SR-168[7] and SR-232,[8] and has the second lowest average daily traffic, higher only than SR-168.[9]

For the year 2007, a daily average of 22,525 cars traveled along SR-103, representing only a slight growth from previous years (in 2006, the average was 22,215; in 2005, 21,275).[9] Three percent of this traffic was composed of trucks.[10] The average traffic measurement is collected at a point on SR-103 between the interchange with I-15 and Hill Air Force Base.

History

SR-103, constructed in 1965, connected the former U.S. Route 91 (US-91) to Hill Air Force Base, with an intermediate connection to I-15. US-91 before the formation of I-15 was the major thoroughfare through Utah, connecting it to California and Montana.[11] SR-103 serves the important function of connecting the town of Clearfield, and residents along I-15 to Hill Air Force Base. The base, as of 2002, was the fifth largest employer in the state of Utah. It is the second largest employer which is neither the state government or a state-funded higher education institution.[12] The route has been mostly unchanged since its formation, except for the name of the road that the highway is on. Originally the street SR-103 was routed along was named 600 North, but it was changed to 650 North in 1979, still using the same alignment.[2]

Major intersections

Location[3] Mile[1] Junction Notes
Clearfield0.0000.000 SR-126 (Main Street)Western terminus
0.080–0.174Error: mi is not a number I-15 – Salt Lake City, Ogden
​0.2250.362West access gate, Hill Air Force BaseEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Route 103" (PDF). Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-08-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Route 103" (PDF). Highway Resolutions. Utah Department of Transportation. November 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ a b Wasatch Front Highway Map (Map). Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  4. ^ Hill AFB West Area (PDF) (Map). Cartography by MARCOA Publishing. United States Air Force. 2007. p. 60. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  5. ^ SR-103 Overview (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. Google Maps. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  6. ^ "Route 97" (PDF). Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. January 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  7. ^ "Route 168" (PDF). Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. November 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  8. ^ "Route 232" (PDF). Highway Reference. Utah Department of Transportation. November 2005. Retrieved 2008-08-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  9. ^ a b "Traffic on Utah Highways - 2007" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 2008-07-02. pp. pg 25. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  10. ^ "Truck Traffic on Utah Highways - 2007" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. 2008-07-02. pp. pg 24. Retrieved 2008-08-21. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  11. ^ United States System of Highways (Map). United States Department of Agriculture. 1926. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  12. ^ "Utah's Largest Employers". Corporate Site Selection. Governor's Office of Economic Development. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

41°7′24.7″N 112°1′25.2″W / 41.123528°N 112.023667°W / 41.123528; -112.023667

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