# Utah State Route 211 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Utah_State_Route_211 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Utah_State_Route_211.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_211 > Source revision: 1306550141 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|State highway in San Juan County, Utah, U.S.}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state = UT |type = SR |route = 211 |section = 126 |map={{maplink-road|from=Utah State Route 211.map}} | map_custom = yes | map_notes = SR 211 highlighted in red |length_mi = 18.915 |length_round = 3 |length_ref = |established = 1971 |direction_a = West |terminus_a = [Dugout Ranch](/source/Dugout_Ranch%2C_Utah) |direction_b = East |terminus_b = {{jct|state=UT|US|191}} near [Church Rock](/source/Church_Rock_(Utah)) |previous_type = SR |previous_route = 210 |next_type = I |next_route = 215 }} '''State Route 211''' is a state route in [Utah](/source/Utah) that is an access road for [Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument](/source/Newspaper_Rock_State_Historic_Monument) and the Needles district of [Canyonlands National Park](/source/Canyonlands_National_Park). The entire length of the highway has been designated the ''Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway''.{{cite web |url=http://www.utah.com/byways/indian_creek.htm |title=Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway |access-date=2007-11-17 |publisher=Utah Office of Tourism }} thumb|Route 211 runs west to Photograph Gap thumb|US 191 & Utah Route 211 Markers ==Route description== The highway begins near [Church Rock](/source/Church_Rock_(Utah)), a notable rock formation along [U.S. Route 191](/source/U.S._Route_191_(Utah)) between [Moab](/source/Moab%2C_Utah) and [Monticello](/source/Monticello%2C_Utah). It runs past the ruins of the [utopia](/source/utopia)n religious community called [Home of Truth](/source/Home_of_Truth%2C_Utah), and through Photograph Gap. The highway then descends Indian Canyon. Once exiting the canyon the highway passes by [Newspaper Rock](/source/Newspaper_Rock_State_Park), directly off the shoulder of the highway. The highway also passes by [Sixshooter Peaks](/source/Sixshooter_Peaks), notable peaks near the entrance to Canyonlands National Park. The highway ends at Dugout Ranch just shy of the National Park boundary. The descent down Indian Canyon between US-191 and Newspaper Rock features a steep descent and sharp curves. As a result, the Utah Department of Transportation mandates that all vehicles using Route 211 that exceed {{convert|10|ft|m}} in width or {{convert|80|ft|m}} in length have an accompanying pilot car escort.{{cite web |url = http://www.utahmc.com/trucking_guide/pdf/secondary_restrictions.pdf |title = State of Utah, Secondary Highways with Additional Restrictions |access-date = 2007-11-17 |publisher = Utah Motor Carrier Division / Utah Department of Transportation |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080910045646/http://www.utahmc.com/trucking_guide/pdf/secondary_restrictions.pdf |archive-date = 2008-09-10 |url-status = dead }} ==History== In 1968, the [Utah State Road Commission](/source/Utah_State_Road_Commission) came to an agreement with the [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service) and [San Juan County](/source/San_Juan_County%2C_UT) to improve the then-[unpaved](/source/unpaved)[H.M. Gousha Company](/source/H.M._Gousha_Company), [http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthernRockies/gousha_ra_1967_024.html Road Atlas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208174017/http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthernRockies/gousha_ra_1967_024.html |date=December 8, 2008 }}, 1967 access road to the Needles district of [Canyonlands National Park](/source/Canyonlands_National_Park). The roadway left [SR-9](/source/Utah_State_Route_9_(1920s-1977)) ([US-160](/source/US-160_(UT)), now [US-191](/source/US-191_(UT))) near [Church Rock](/source/Church_Rock_(Utah)) and went southwest to near [Newspaper Rock](/source/Newspaper_Rock) and northwest via [Dugout Ranch](/source/Dugout_Ranch%2C_Utah) to the park. SR-211 was deleted in 1969, but restored in 1971. After construction was complete, the portion between SR-9 and Dugout Ranch was designated SR-211. The rest from Dugout Ranch to the park boundary remained a [county road](/source/county_road).[Utah Department of Transportation](/source/Utah_Department_of_Transportation), [http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:5285268476414239680:::1:T,V:1348, Highway Resolutions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930165159/http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:5285268476414239680:::1:T,V:1348, |date=September 30, 2008 }}: {{cite web |url= http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609191601301 |title= Route 211 }} {{small|(1.57 MB)}}, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008 Flooding caused by heavy rains destroyed a large part of the road on August 14, 2022. The road was reopened on September 26, 2022.{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=David |title=Hwy 211 reopens from Church Rock to Needles after flooding damage |url=https://sjrnews.com/san-juan-county/hwy-211-reopens-church-rock-needles-after-flooding-damage |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=San Juan Record |date=27 September 2022}} ==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=UT|county=San Juan|location_ref={{cite map|publisher=Benchmark Maps|title=Utah Road and Recreation Atlas|url=http://www.benchmarkmaps.com|edition=2002|year=2002|scale=1:250000|isbn=0-929591-74-7}}|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:5546707862863886654:::1:T,V:814,|title=Route Descriptions|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|access-date=2008-03-18}}}} {{UTint |location=none |mile=0.000 |road=Federal Route 2444 – [Canyonlands National Park](/source/Canyonlands_National_Park) }} {{Jctint |location_special=[Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument](/source/Newspaper_Rock_State_Historic_Monument) |lspan=3 |mile=5.912 |road=[Campground](/source/Campground)s }} {{UTint |mile=6.607 |road=[Rest area](/source/Rest_area) }} {{UTint |mile=6.681 |road=Campgrounds }} {{UTint |location=none |mile=18.915 |road={{jct|state=UT|US|191|city1=Moab|city2=Monticello}} }} {{jctbtm}} ==References== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:State Route 211}} 211 211 211 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Utah State Route 211](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_211) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_211?action=history)). 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