Utah State Route 131

State Route 131
State Route 131
Porter Rockwell Boulevard
	SR-131 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by UDOT
Length	3.047 mi (4.904 km) Portions of the route remain unconstructed.
Existed	2016–present
Major junctions
West end	SR-68 / SR-85 in Bluffdale
East end	SR-140 in Bluffdale
Location
Counties	Salt Lake
Highway system
	Utah State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; ; Minor; Scenic;

State Route 131 (SR-131) is a 3.047-mile (4.904 km) state highway in Bluffdale, Utah, United States, routed entirely on Porter Rockwell Boulevard. The open section is a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) spur southwest from 14600 South (SR-140), but when completed it will extend west to Redwood Road (SR-68).

Route description[]

Open section[]

As of June 2021, the west end of the route is at the intersection of Porter Rockwell Boulevard and Harmon Day Drive. From this point, SR-131 proceeds northeast on Porter Rockwell Boulevard as a two-lane road with a center turn lane. It passes through newer developments in Bluffdale, as well as . The route straightens out to the north to continue on to its eastern terminus at an intersection with 14600 South (SR-140), just south of the Utah State Prison.^[2]

Unopened section[]

From its western terminus, at the intersection of Redwood Road (SR-68) and the western end of Porter Rockwell Boulevard (SR-85) a completed (but unopened) five-lane section of the highway heads east for 0.3 miles (0.48 km) to the west ridgeline. A new bridge is under construction that will cross the Utah and Salt Lake Canal, Jordan River, tracks for the Union Pacific Railroad and FrontRunner commuter rail, and Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal. The east end of the bridge will connect with a 0.4-mile (0.64 km) section completed (but unopened) five-lane section of the section of the highway that heads northeast to its intersection with Harmon Day Drive.^[2]

History[]

The route was created by an action of the Utah Transportation Commission on September 16, 2016, which officially designated SR-131 along Porter Rockwell Boulevard from SR-68 to SR-140. In exchange, the section of SR-140 west of 800 West was cancelled.^[3]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Bluffdale, Salt Lake County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	SR-68 (Redwood Road) / SR-85 north (Porter Rockwell Boulevard)	Western terminus
		Bridge over Utah and Salt Lake Canal, Jordan River, FrontRunner & Union Pacific tracks, and Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal
1.488	2.395	Harmon Day Drive north	Beginning of opened section
3.047	4.904	SR-140 (West 14600 South)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Unopened

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Highway Reference: 0131P" (PDF). drive.google.com. Utah Department of Transportation. 20 Oct 2016. Retrieved 22 Jun 2021 – via Highway Reference Information. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)
^ ^a ^b Google (June 22, 2021). "Porter Rockwell Blvd, Bluffdale, UT 84065" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
^ "Route 131" (PDF). drive.google.com. Utah Department of Transportation. Sep 2016. Retrieved 22 Jun 2021 – via State Road Resolutions. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)

External links[]

Route map:

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[href-1] "Highway Reference: 0131P" (PDF). drive.google.com. Utah Department of Transportation. 20 Oct 2016. Retrieved 22 Jun 2021 – via Highway Reference Information. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)

[gmaps-2] Google (June 22, 2021). "Porter Rockwell Blvd, Bluffdale, UT 84065" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[hres-3] "Route 131" (PDF). drive.google.com. Utah Department of Transportation. Sep 2016. Retrieved 22 Jun 2021 – via State Road Resolutions. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)

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