{{short description|State highway in Grand County, Utah, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road |state = UT | type = SR | route = 46 | section = 110 | map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|zoom=10|stroke-width=3|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Utah State Route 46}}}} | map_custom = yes | length_mi = 21.6124 | length_round = 4 | length_ref = <ref name=u28desc>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=7005323709235103 | title=UDOT Highway Reference, SR-46|access-date=2008-03-25|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation}}</ref> | history = {{plain list| * 1915: as a state highway * 1927: as SR 46}} | direction_a = West | terminus_a = {{jct|state=UT|US|191}} at La Sal Junction | direction_b = East | terminus_b = {{jct|state=CO|SH|90}} west of Paradox, CO | previous_type = SR | previous_route = 45 | next_type = SR | next_route = 48 }}
'''State Route 46''' ('''SR-46''') is a {{convert|21.6124|mi|km|adj=on}} state highway in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States, that connects U.S. Route 191 (US 191) at La Sal Junction (west of La Sal) with Colorado State Highway 90 (CO 90) om Colorado (west of Bedrock). It is the only major roadway that connect with the Colorado between Interstate 70 / U.S. Route 6 / U.S. Route 50 (I-70 / US 6 / US 50) on north and U.S. Route 491 on south.
==Route description== SR-46 begins at La Sal Junction, a T intersection with US 191 about {{convert|22|mi|km}} south of Moab in northeastern San Juan County, Utah. (US 191 heads north from the junction toward Moab and I-70 / US 6 / US 50. US 191 heads south toward Monticello and Blanding.) From its western terminus SR-46 heads easterly for about {{convert|2.2|mi|km}} before entering the census-designated place (CDP) of La Sal. Approximately {{convert|9.3|mi|km}} later SR-46 leaves the CDP and passes through roughly {{convert|1.74|mi|km}} of the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Just before leaving the National Forest, SR-46 enters the unincorporated community of Old La Sal. About {{convert|5|mi|km}} farther east, SR-46 leave Old La Sal and about {{convert|3.3|mi|km}} later it reaches it eastern terminus at the Colorado State line. (The roadway continues east as Colorado State Highway 90 toward Bedrock and Naturita.)
==History== The road from Utah State Route 9 (1910-1977)|State Route 9 (then also U.S. Route 450 (US 450), now US 191) at La Sal Junction east to Colorado was added to the state highway system in 1915,<ref name=history>Utah Department of Transportation, [http://www.udot.utah.gov/download.php/tid=1348/StateRouteHistory.pdf State Route History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225155542/http://www.udot.utah.gov/download.php/tid=1348/StateRouteHistory.pdf |date=February 25, 2007 }}, accessed July 2007</ref> and in 1927 the state legislature numbered it SR-4.<ref>{{cite UTSR law|year=1927|quote=46. From LaSal Junction in San Juan County, thence easterly via LaSal to the Utah-Colorado State line.}}</ref> In 1939 US 450 was added to U.S. Route 160, which in turn was added to U.S. Route 163 (US 163) in 1970. In 1981, the northern end of US 163 was added US 191.
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=UT|county=San Juan|length_ref=<ref name=u28desc/>}} {{UTint | location=La Sal Junction | mile=0.0000 | road={{jct|state=UT|US|191|dir1=north|city1=Moab|location2=I-70}}<br>{{jct|state=UT|US|191|dir1=south|city1=Monticello|city2=Blanding}} | notes=Western terminus<br>T intersection}} {{UTint | location=none | lspan=2 | mile=21.6124 | mspan=2 | road={{jct|state=UT|road|Colorado State Line}} | notes=Western terminus}} {{UTint | mile=none | road={{jct|state=CO|SH|90|dir1=east|city1=Bedrock|city2=Naturita}} | notes=Continuation east from eastern terminus}} {{jctbtm}}
==See also== {{portal|U.S. Roads|Utah}} * List of state highways in Utah
==References== {{reflist|22em}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=inline,title}} {{commons category-inline|Utah State Route 46}}
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