State Route 142 (SR-142) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. At 17.3 miles (27.8 km) long, it connects the towns of Newton, Clarkston, Trenton, and Richmond to US-91 and SR-23 in northern Cache County.
State Route 142 | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 17.353 mi[1] (27.927 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933[2]–present | |||
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| South end |  SR-23 in Newton | |||
| East end |  US 91 in Richmond | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
The route starts at its intersection with SR-23 in Newton and travels about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest to Clarkston. Here the route turns east and travels just over 12 miles (19 km) through Trenton and ends in Richmond at the intersection with US-91.
History
The state legislature created State Route 142 in 1933, connecting SR-69 (now SR-30) at Petersboro with Newton and Smithfield.[2] SR-142 was moved to the present route of Newton to Clarkston at SR-170 in 1941, with the old alignment through downtown Newton to Smithfield becoming SR-218.[3]
In 1969, SR-170, which ran from Clarkston via Trenton to Richmond was absorbed into SR-142, and SR-170 was deleted. This completed the current route of SR-142 as it runs today.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Cache County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Newton | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-23 | Southern terminus | |
| Trenton | 9.779 | 15.738 | SR-23 | ||
| Richmond | 17.353 | 27.927 | US 91 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
External links
Media related to Utah State Route 142 at Wikimedia Commons
