State Route 264 | ||||
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The Energy Loop | ||||
Route information | ||||
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-132 | ||||
Maintained by UDOT | ||||
Length: | 15.373 mi (24.740 km) | |||
Existed: | 1985 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | SR-31 near Fairview | |||
East end: | SR-96 near Scofield | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Route 264 is a state highway in central Utah that connects Sanpete County to Carbon County through Flat Canyon, Boulger Canyon, Upper Huntington Canyon, and Eccles Canyon. It is part of The Energy Loop, a National Scenic Byway.
From its western terminus at SR-31, SR-264 heads southeast until it reaches Emery County, where it turns to the north. Afterwards it turns back to the east through Carbon County to its eastern terminus at SR-96.
The western portion of SR-264, from SR-31 east to the Sanpete-Emery County line, near the north end of Electric Lake, was added to the state highway system in 1915, and became part of SR-31 in 1927. Due to the creation of Electric Lake, a new alignment for SR-31 was designated in 1976, and present SR-264 was given back to the county. The Utah Transportation Commission restored that roadway to the state highway system in 1985 when it created SR-264 along its present route.