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{{Short description|State highway in Clearfield, Utah, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}}
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'''State Route 103''' ('''SR-103''') is a {{convert|0.225|mi|m|adj=mid|-long}} urban minor arterial [[state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[Utah]]. It branches off from [[Utah State Route 126|SR-126]] (Main Street) in downtown [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]] and extends east to [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] (I-15), terminating at [[Hill Air Force Base]]. The entire route is located in [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] and was formed in 1965 coinciding with the construction of I-15. The route has been mostly unchanged since its formation, except for the moniker of the highway and the route number of it's western terminus. The western terminus, in a stretch of fourteen years from its inception, has gone from SR-1 in 1965, to SR-106 in 1967, to SR-84 in 1969, and SR-126 in 1979. In 1979, the moniker of the roadway for SR-103 was changed from 600 North to 650 North. SR-103 is one of four Utah state highways that connect to Hill Air Force Base, the others being [[Utah State Route 97|SR-97]], [[Utah State Route 168|SR-168]], and [[Utah State Route 232|SR-232]]. Only SR-168 has a lower [[annual average daily traffic|average daily traffic]] count, with roughly 1,000&nbsp;cars-per-day traveling along the highway compared to SR-103's approximately 16,000&nbsp;cars-per-day. The only major change to the highway since its formation was the addition of [[traffic lights]] at the on and off ramps for I-15.
'''State Route 103''' ('''SR-103''') is a {{convert|0.225|mi|m|adj=mid|-long}} urban minor arterial [[state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[Utah]]. It branches off from [[Utah State Route 126|SR-126]] (Main Street) in downtown [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]] and extends east to [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] (I-15), with the roadway continuing to the [[Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park]], just outside [[Hill Air Force Base]]. The entire route is located in [[Davis County, Utah|Davis County]] and was formed in 1965 coinciding with the construction of I-15.
The western terminus, in a stretch of fourteen years from its inception, has gone from SR-1 in 1965, to SR-106 in 1967, to SR-84 in 1969, and SR-126 in 1979. In 1979, the moniker of the roadway for SR-103 was changed from 600&nbsp;North to 650&nbsp;North. SR-103 is one of four Utah state highways that connect to Hill Air Force Base, the others being [[Utah State Route 97|SR-97]], [[Utah State Route 168|SR-168]], and [[Utah State Route 232|SR-232]]. Only SR-168 has a lower [[annual average daily traffic|average daily traffic]] count, with roughly 1,000&nbsp;vehicles-per-day traveling along the highway compared to SR-103's approximately 16,000&nbsp;vehicles-per-day. The highway has been largely unchanged since its formation, except for the addition of [[traffic lights]] at the on and off ramps for I-15, and a slight truncation of the east end from the air force base gate to I-15.


== Route description ==
== Route description ==
State Route&nbsp;103 (SR-103) begins at an intersection with [[Utah State Route 126|SR-126]], locally known as Main Street in [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]]. At this intersection, 650 North, which continues the right-of-way, lengthens from a two lane local street into a four lane arterial boulevard at SR-126. SR-103 begins its progression eastward, passing between two commercial complexes. After a crossing of the [[Davis Weber Canal]], the sidewalk on the southern side of the roadway turns to the south to follow the canal forming the [[Clearfield Canal Trail]]. SR-103 highway turns to the northeast, intersecting with the southbound on-ramp and off-ramp to [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate&nbsp;15]] (I-15). After this intersection, SR-103 expands to five lanes, and crosses under the southbound and northbound lanes of I-15.<ref name="yahoo">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d1251!2d-112.0229608!3d41.1240061!2m1!1e3!4m29!3m20!1m4!3m2!3d41.1230512!4d-112.02602!6e2!1m4!3m2!3d41.1244395!4d-112.0217809!6e2!2e0!3m8!1m3!1d386!2d-112.0245247!3d41.1235413!3m2!1i1366!2i642!4f13.1!5m2!13m1!1e1!7m4!11m3!1m1!1e1!2b1&fid=0i7|title=Overview map of UT 103|accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> After the overpasses, SR-103 intersects with the northbound on-ramp and off-ramp from I-15. The highway progresses straight for about {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}, passing a gated fence on the north side of the highway leading to a rail stub, and the dead-end of Aspen Avenue, before reaching the opening gate of the Hill Air Force Base, the designated eastern terminus of SR-103. From there, the right-of-way continues on the arterial in the base itself.<ref name="yahoo" />
State Route&nbsp;103 (SR-103) begins at an intersection with [[Utah State Route 126|SR-126]], locally known as Main Street in [[Clearfield, Utah|Clearfield]]. At this intersection, 650&nbsp;North, which continues the right-of-way, lengthens from a two lane local street into a four lane arterial boulevard at SR-126. SR-103 begins its progression eastward, passing between two commercial complexes. After a crossing of the [[Davis-Weber Canal]], the sidewalk on the southern side of the roadway turns to the south to follow the canal forming the [[Clearfield Canal Trail]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://davisclipper.com/bookmark/328979-Clearfield-Canal-Trail-to-open-Saturday|title=Clearfield Canal Trail to open Saturday|last=Roberts|first=Shayln|date=June 4, 2008|work=The Davis Clipper|access-date=December 18, 2013|location=Bountiful, Utah|oclc=11930754}}</ref> SR-103 highway turns to the northeast, intersecting with the southbound on-ramp and off-ramp to [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate&nbsp;15]] (I-15). After this intersection, SR-103 expands to five lanes, and crosses under the southbound and northbound lanes of I-15.<ref name="yahoo">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d1251!2d-112.0229608!3d41.1240061!2m1!1e3!4m29!3m20!1m4!3m2!3d41.1230512!4d-112.02602!6e2!1m4!3m2!3d41.1244395!4d-112.0217809!6e2!2e0!3m8!1m3!1d386!2d-112.0245247!3d41.1235413!3m2!1i1366!2i642!4f13.1!5m2!13m1!1e1!7m4!11m3!1m1!1e1!2b1&fid=0i7|title=Overview map of UT 103|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> After the overpasses, SR-103 intersects with the northbound on-ramp and off-ramp from I-15. At this point, the SR-103 designation ends. However, the 650 North roadway progresses straight for about {{convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}, passing a gated fence on the north side of the highway leading to a rail stub, and the dead-end of Aspen Avenue, before reaching the entrance to the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park, just outside Hill Air Force Base. From there, the right-of-way continues on the arterial in the base itself.<ref name="yahoo" />


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|lc=y|2012}}, was the sixth largest employer in the state of Utah and is the third largest employer which is neither the state government or a state-funded higher education institution.<ref name="hafb big emply">{{Cite report|date=2012|title=Utah's Largest Employers - Annual Average Employment|url=http://jobs.utah.gov/wi/pubs/em/annualreport/12annual/lrgstemp.pdf|publisher=Utah Department of Workforce Services|page=|accessdate=}}
SR-103 serves the function of connecting the town of Clearfield and residents along I-15 to Hill Air Force Base. The base, {{as of|lc=y|2012}}, was the sixth largest employer in the state of Utah and is the third largest employer which is neither the state government nor a state-funded higher education institution.<ref name="hafb big emply">{{Cite report|year=2012|title=Utah's Largest Employers&nbsp;— Annual Average Employment|url=http://jobs.utah.gov/wi/pubs/em/annualreport/12annual/lrgstemp.pdf|publisher=Utah Department of Workforce Services}}
</ref> SR-103 is one of four Utah state highways that connect to Hill Air Force Base, the others being [[Utah State Route 97|SR-97]],<ref name="reference-97">{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.ex.state.ut.us/main/uconowner.gf?n=47513723098186660|title=Route 97|date=December 12, 2013|work= Highway Reference|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|accessdate=December 18, 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> [[Utah State Route 168|SR-168]]<ref name="reference-168">{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.ex.state.ut.us/main/uconowner.gf?n=15550418506765007|title=Route 168|date=May 1, 2008|work= Highway Reference|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|accessdate=December 19, 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> and [[Utah State Route 232|SR-232]],<ref name="reference-232">{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.ex.state.ut.us/main/uconowner.gf?n=7193512317884619|title=Route 232|date=May 1, 2008|work=Highway Reference|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|accessdate=December 18, 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> Only SR-168 has a lower [[annual average daily traffic|average daily traffic]] count, with roughly 1,000&nbsp;cars-per-day traveling along the highway compared to SR-103's approximately 16,000&nbsp;cars-per-day.<ref name="AADT 2012-Car">{{cite web|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7502314351643878|format=PDF|title=Traffic on Utah Highways|date=2012|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|pages=21|accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> This is a decline from previous years (in 2007 the average on SR-103 was 22,525; in 2006, the average was 22,215; in 2005, 21,275). Four percent of this traffic was composed of trucks.<ref name="AADT 2012-Truck">{{cite web|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=11139106792388678|format=PDF|title=Truck Traffic on Utah Highways|date=2012|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|pages=20|accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref> The measurement point for the traffic counts is at the eastern terminus of SR-103, the access gate to Hill Air Force Base. The highway is codified as Utah Code §72-4-116, and is designated as a minor [[arterial road|arterial]],<ref>{{cite map|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|title=Ogden - Layton Urbanized Area Functional Class System|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=135846111387468374|accessdate=December 17, 2013|date=March 29, 2012|scale=1&nbsp;in ≈ 1.2&nbsp;mi (2.54&nbsp;cm ≈ 1.93&nbsp;km)}}</ref> which the [[Federal Highway Administration]] defines as linking major arterials at a lower volume than a primary arterial.<ref name="FHWA-PL-13-026">{{cite book|title=Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/related/highway_functional_classifications/fcauab.pdf|year=2013|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|pages=15–16|accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
</ref> SR-103 is one of four Utah state highways that connect to Hill Air Force Base, the others being [[Utah State Route 97|SR-97]],<ref name="reference-97">{{UDOT Resolutions |routenum=97|access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> [[Utah State Route 168|SR-168]]<ref name="reference-168">{{UDOT Resolutions |routenum=168|access-date=December 19, 2013}}</ref> and [[Utah State Route 232|SR-232]],<ref name="reference-232">{{UDOT Resolutions |routenum=232|access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> Only SR-168 has a lower [[annual average daily traffic|average daily traffic]] count, with roughly 1,000&nbsp;vehicles-per-day traveling along the highway compared to SR-103's approximately 16,000&nbsp;vehicles-per-day.<ref name="AADT 2012-Car">{{UDOT AADT |year=2012|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> This is a decline from previous years (in 2007 the average on SR-103 was 22,525; in 2006, the average was 22,215; in 2005, 21,275). Four percent of this traffic was composed of trucks.<ref name="AADT 2012-Truck">{{UDOT AADT |year=2012|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> The measurement point for the traffic counts is at the eastern terminus of SR-103, the entrance to the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park. The highway is codified as Utah Code §72-4-116, and is designated as a minor [[arterial road|arterial]],<ref>{{cite map|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|title=Ogden&nbsp;— Layton Urbanized Area Functional Class System|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=135846111387468374|access-date=December 17, 2013|date=March 29, 2012|scale=1&nbsp;in ≈ 1.2&nbsp;mi (2.54&nbsp;cm ≈ 1.93&nbsp;km)}}</ref> which the [[Federal Highway Administration]] defines as linking major arterials at a lower volume than a primary arterial.<ref name="FHWA-PL-13-026">{{cite book|title=Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/related/highway_functional_classifications/fcauab.pdf|year=2013|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|pages=15–16|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
SR-103 was originally on an alignment of Harrison Street in [[Ogden, Utah|the city of Ogden]]. Between 1964 and 1965, the state of Utah and the [[Utah Department of Transportation]] (UDOT) [[decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] the alignment of SR-103 on Harrison Street, renumbering the portion of Harrison Street as SR-203. The SR-103 designation was soon rewritten in the Utah Code as an access road to Hill Air Force Base on April 19, 1965.<ref name="history-103" />
SR-103 was originally on a road from West Ogden north to the junction with [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|US 89]] (then cosigned with US-91 and SR-1) at North Ogden Hot Springs. In 1935 the state of Utah and the [[Utah Department of Transportation]] (UDOT) [[decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] this alignment of SR-103. The SR-103 designation was rewritten in the Utah Code as a highway following Harrison Street in [[Ogden, Utah|the city of Ogden]]. Between 1964 and 1965, the state of Utah and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) decommissioned the alignment of SR-103 on Harrison Street, renumbering the portion of Harrison Street as SR-203. The SR-103 designation was soon rewritten in the Utah Code as an access road to Hill Air Force Base on April 19, 1965.<ref name="history-103" />
[[File:Northbound I-15 at UT-103 - 650 North.jpg|left|thumb|alt=|The SR-103 exit from northbound I-15]]
[[File:Northbound I-15 at UT-103 - 650 North.jpg|left|thumb|alt=|The SR-103 exit from northbound I-15]]
The new alignment, which the state felt was a major connector to a federal military institution, Hill Air Force Base, from [[U.S. Route 91 in Utah|U.S. Route 91]] (US-91) and I-15 was chosen as a state highway<ref name="history-103" /> US-91, before the formation of I-15, was the major thoroughfare through Utah, connecting it to [[California]] and [[Montana]].<ref name="old US route map">{{cite map |publisher= [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth298433/m1/1/zoom/ |date= November&nbsp;11, 1926 |accessdate= December 18, 2013 |scale= 1:7,000,000 |cartography= U.S. Geological Survey |oclc= 32889555}}</ref> SR-103 was then designated onto its alignment, adding {{convert|0.225|mi|m|adj=on}} to the Utah state route system.<ref name="history-103" /> Prior to designation, the alignment of 600 North went from U.S. Route 91 and uninterrupted until the Hill Air Force Base. In 1964, a year prior to designation, a {{convert|8.2|m|ft|disp=flip|adj=on}} long concrete culvert bridge was constructed over the Davis Weber Canal.<ref name="bridge64">{{NBI|structurenumber=0E1346|datakey=655576|linkwork=yes|linkpub=yes|accessdate=December 18, 2013}}</ref> The two bridges for I-15's southbound and northbound were built in 1966 and are two {{convert|48.5|m|ft|disp=flip|adj=on}} long concrete continuous [[T-beam|tee beam]] overpasses.<ref name="bridge66-1">{{NBI|structurenumber=3D 719|datakey=657688|linkwork=no|linkpub=no|accessdate=December 18, 2013}}
The new alignment, which the state felt was a major connector to a federal military institution, Hill Air Force Base, from [[U.S. Route 91 in Utah|U.S. Route 91]] (US-91) and I-15 was chosen as a state highway<ref name="history-103" /> US-91, before the formation of I-15, was the major thoroughfare through Utah, connecting it to [[California]] and [[Montana]].<ref name="old US route map">{{cite map |author1= [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |author2= [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] |date= November 11, 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= November 7, 2013 |via= [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style= amp}}</ref> SR-103 was then designated onto its alignment, adding {{convert|0.225|mi|m|adj=on}} to the Utah state route system.<ref name="history-103" /> Prior to designation, the alignment of 600&nbsp;North went from U.S. Route 91 and uninterrupted until the Hill Air Force Base. In 1964, a year prior to designation, a {{convert|8.2|m|ft|disp=flip|adj=mid|-long}} concrete culvert bridge was constructed over the Davis Weber Canal.<ref name="bridge64">{{NBI|structurenumber=0E1346|datakey=655576|linkwork=yes|linkpub=yes|access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> The two bridges for I-15's southbound and northbound roadways were built in 1966 and are two {{convert|48.5|m|ft|disp=flip|adj=mid|-long}} concrete continuous [[T-beam|tee beam]] overpasses.<ref name="bridge66-1">{{NBI|structurenumber=3D 719|datakey=657688|linkwork=no|linkpub=no|access-date=December 18, 2013}}
</ref><ref name="bridge66-2">{{NBI|structurenumber=1D 719|datakey=657382|linkwork=no|linkpub=no|accessdate=December 18, 2013}}</ref>
</ref><ref name="bridge66-2">{{NBI|structurenumber=1D 719|datakey=657382|linkwork=no|linkpub=no|access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref>


The route has been mostly unchanged since its formation, except for the moniker of the highway and the western terminus, of which SR-103 progresses. The western terminus, in a stretch of fourteen years from its inception, went from SR-1 in 1965, to SR-106 in 1967 to SR-84 in 1969 and SR-126 in 1979. In 1979, the moniker of the roadway for SR-103 was changed from 600 North to 650 North. In 1998, the legal definition of SR-103 was changed in the state codes.<ref name="history-103">{{cite web|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609181312471|format=PDF|title=Route 103|date=November 2008|work=[http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:3977778294530221:::1:T,V:1348 Highway Resolutions]|publisher=[[Utah Department of Transportation]]|accessdate=December 17, 2013}}</ref>
The route has been mostly unchanged since its formation, except for the moniker of the highway and the western terminus, of which SR-103 progresses. The western terminus, in a stretch of fourteen years from its inception, went from SR-1 in 1965, to SR-106 in 1967 to SR-84 in 1969 and SR-126 in 1979. In 1979, the moniker of the roadway for SR-103 was changed from 600&nbsp;North to 650&nbsp;North. In 1998, the legal definition of SR-103 was changed in the state codes.<ref name="history-103">{{UDOT Resolutions |routenum=103|access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref>


The alignment of SR-103, outside of the roadway renumbering, have received some technical changes as well. In November 1992, UDOT confirmed that the interchange of I-15 and SR-103 (exit 335) was to be given [[traffic lights]] to help monitor traffic. The mayor at the time, Neldon Hamblin, approved of the project, and put the project up for bids for construction. The interchange was holding up motorists needing to turn left had to wait, at times, about 20 minutes.<ref name="traffic light">{{cite news|title=Clearfield To Get Signals for I-15 Junction|date=November 12, 1992|work=[[Deseret News]]|pages=1|last=Staff}}</ref>
The alignment of SR-103, outside of the roadway renumbering, has received some technical changes as well. In November 1992, UDOT confirmed that the interchange of I-15 and SR-103 (exit 335) was to be given [[traffic lights]] to help monitor traffic. The mayor at the time, Neldon Hamblin, approved of the project, and put the project up for bids for construction. The interchange was holding up motorists needing to turn left up to 20 minutes.<ref name="traffic light">{{cite news|title=Clearfield To Get Signals for I-15 Junction|date=November 12, 1992|work=[[Deseret News]]|pages=1|last=Staff|oclc=10171976}}</ref>

The most recent change to SR-103 came in March 2019, when the [[Utah State Legislature]] approved a slight truncation of the east end of the route. The segment of 650 North between I-15 and the base gate was removed from the legal definition of SR-103 at that time, bringing the eastern terminus back to the I-15 interchange.<ref name="HB0157">{{cite web |url = https://le.utah.gov/~2019/bills/enwiki/static/HB0157.html |title = State Highway System Amendments, 2019 General Session |publisher = [[Utah State Legislature]] |access-date = May 18, 2019 }}</ref>


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
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==See also==
== See also ==
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*{{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
*{{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
*{{portal-inline|Utah}}
*{{portal-inline|Utah}}
*[[List of state highways in the United States shorter than one mile]]
*[[List of Utah State Routes shorter than one mile]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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*[http://www.hill.af.mil/library/eul/falconhill.asp Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park]


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Latest revision as of 18:07, 26 August 2024

State Route 103 marker
State Route 103
650 North
Map
SR-103 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length0.225 mi[1] (362 m)
ExistedApril 19, 1965 (1965-04-19)[2]–present
Major junctions
West end SR-126 in Clearfield
East end 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-long (362 m) urban minor arterial state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It branches off from SR-126 (Main Street) in downtown Clearfield and extends east to Interstate 15 (I-15), with the roadway continuing to the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park, just outside Hill Air Force Base. The entire route is located in Davis County and was formed in 1965 coinciding with the construction of I-15.

The western terminus, in a stretch of fourteen years from its inception, has gone from SR-1 in 1965, to SR-106 in 1967, to SR-84 in 1969, and SR-126 in 1979. In 1979, the moniker of the roadway for SR-103 was changed from 600 North to 650 North. SR-103 is one of four Utah state highways that connect to Hill Air Force Base, the others being SR-97, SR-168, and SR-232. Only SR-168 has a lower average daily traffic count, with roughly 1,000 vehicles-per-day traveling along the highway compared to SR-103's approximately 16,000 vehicles-per-day. The highway has been largely unchanged since its formation, except for the addition of traffic lights at the on and off ramps for I-15, and a slight truncation of the east end from the air force base gate to I-15.

Route description

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State Route 103 (SR-103) begins at an intersection with SR-126, locally known as Main Street in Clearfield. At this intersection, 650 North, which continues the right-of-way, lengthens from a two lane local street into a four lane arterial boulevard at SR-126. SR-103 begins its progression eastward, passing between two commercial complexes. After a crossing of the Davis-Weber Canal, the sidewalk on the southern side of the roadway turns to the south to follow the canal forming the Clearfield Canal Trail.[3] SR-103 highway turns to the northeast, intersecting with the southbound on-ramp and off-ramp to Interstate 15 (I-15). After this intersection, SR-103 expands to five lanes, and crosses under the southbound and northbound lanes of I-15.[4] After the overpasses, SR-103 intersects with the northbound on-ramp and off-ramp from I-15. At this point, the SR-103 designation ends. However, the 650 North roadway progresses straight for about 300 ft (91 m), passing a gated fence on the north side of the highway leading to a rail stub, and the dead-end of Aspen Avenue, before reaching the entrance to the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park, just outside Hill Air Force Base. From there, the right-of-way continues on the arterial in the base itself.[4]

SR-103 serves the function of connecting the town of Clearfield and residents along I-15 to Hill Air Force Base. The base, as of 2012, was the sixth largest employer in the state of Utah and is the third largest employer which is neither the state government nor a state-funded higher education institution.[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] Only SR-168 has a lower average daily traffic count, with roughly 1,000 vehicles-per-day traveling along the highway compared to SR-103's approximately 16,000 vehicles-per-day.[9] This is a decline from previous years (in 2007 the average on SR-103 was 22,525; in 2006, the average was 22,215; in 2005, 21,275). Four percent of this traffic was composed of trucks.[10] The measurement point for the traffic counts is at the eastern terminus of SR-103, the entrance to the Falcon Hill National Aerospace Research Park. The highway is codified as Utah Code §72-4-116, and is designated as a minor arterial,[11] which the Federal Highway Administration defines as linking major arterials at a lower volume than a primary arterial.[12]

History

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SR-103 was originally on a road from West Ogden north to the junction with US 89 (then cosigned with US-91 and SR-1) at North Ogden Hot Springs. In 1935 the state of Utah and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) decommissioned this alignment of SR-103. The SR-103 designation was rewritten in the Utah Code as a highway following Harrison Street in the city of Ogden. Between 1964 and 1965, the state of Utah and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) decommissioned the alignment of SR-103 on Harrison Street, renumbering the portion of Harrison Street as SR-203. The SR-103 designation was soon rewritten in the Utah Code as an access road to Hill Air Force Base on April 19, 1965.[2]

The SR-103 exit from northbound I-15

The new alignment, which the state felt was a major connector to a federal military institution, Hill Air Force Base, from U.S. Route 91 (US-91) and I-15 was chosen as a state highway[2] US-91, before the formation of I-15, was the major thoroughfare through Utah, connecting it to California and Montana.[13] SR-103 was then designated onto its alignment, adding 0.225-mile (362 m) to the Utah state route system.[2] Prior to designation, the alignment of 600 North went from U.S. Route 91 and uninterrupted until the Hill Air Force Base. In 1964, a year prior to designation, a 27-foot-long (8.2 m) concrete culvert bridge was constructed over the Davis Weber Canal.[14] The two bridges for I-15's southbound and northbound roadways were built in 1966 and are two 159-foot-long (48.5 m) concrete continuous tee beam overpasses.[15][16]

The route has been mostly unchanged since its formation, except for the moniker of the highway and the western terminus, of which SR-103 progresses. The western terminus, in a stretch of fourteen years from its inception, went from SR-1 in 1965, to SR-106 in 1967 to SR-84 in 1969 and SR-126 in 1979. In 1979, the moniker of the roadway for SR-103 was changed from 600 North to 650 North. In 1998, the legal definition of SR-103 was changed in the state codes.[2]

The alignment of SR-103, outside of the roadway renumbering, has received some technical changes as well. In November 1992, UDOT confirmed that the interchange of I-15 and SR-103 (exit 335) was to be given traffic lights to help monitor traffic. The mayor at the time, Neldon Hamblin, approved of the project, and put the project up for bids for construction. The interchange was holding up motorists needing to turn left up to 20 minutes.[17]

The most recent change to SR-103 came in March 2019, when the Utah State Legislature approved a slight truncation of the east end of the route. The segment of 650 North between I-15 and the base gate was removed from the legal definition of SR-103 at that time, bringing the eastern terminus back to the I-15 interchange.[18]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Clearfield, Davis County. [19]

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 SR-126 (Main Street)Western terminus, roadway continues west as 650 North
0.080–
0.225
0.129–
0.362
I-15 – Salt Lake City, OgdenEastern terminus; I-15 exit 335; diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Reference Online - SR 103". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "State Road Resolutions SR-103.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Roberts, Shayln (June 4, 2008). "Clearfield Canal Trail to open Saturday". The Davis Clipper. Bountiful, Utah. OCLC 11930754. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Overview map of UT 103" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Utah's Largest Employers — Annual Average Employment (PDF) (Report). Utah Department of Workforce Services. 2012.
  6. ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-97.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  7. ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-168.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  8. ^ "State Road Resolutions SR-232.pdf". Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "Traffic Statistics". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "Traffic Statistics". udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  11. ^ Ogden — Layton Urbanized Area Functional Class System (Map). 1 in ≈ 1.2 mi (2.54 cm ≈ 1.93 km). Utah Department of Transportation. March 29, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  12. ^ Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. 2013. pp. 15–16. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  13. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  14. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 0E1346". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  15. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 3D 719". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  16. ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 1D 719". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  17. ^ Staff (November 12, 1992). "Clearfield To Get Signals for I-15 Junction". Deseret News. p. 1. OCLC 10171976.
  18. ^ "State Highway System Amendments, 2019 General Session". Utah State Legislature. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  19. ^ Davis County (Map). .25 in ≈ 1 mi (.64 cm ≈ 1.93 km). General Highway Map. Utah Department of Transportation. 2005. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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