U.S. 191 replaced much of U.S. 163 in southeastern Utah from Bluff to Crescent Junction. U.S. 191 serves Moab, Monticello and Arches National Park north from Arizona to I-70, U.S. 6 and U.S. 50 at Crescent Junction. The three routes run alongside Interstate 70, 24 miles west through Green River.
Northwest from Green River, U.S. 191 overlaps with U.S. 6 along an important regional route joining the I-70 corridor with I-15 and the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. U.S. 6/191 double as the Dinosaur Diamond American Byway. U.S. 191 separates with U.S. 6 north of Price for a remote stretch leading northeast to U.S. 40 at Duchesne.
U.S. 40/191 run concurrently 58 miles east to Vernal. U.S. 191 resumes a northward heading from there through Ashley National Forest to Red Canyon and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. The highway exits the state toward Rock Springs, Wyoming.
| Interstate 70 shield posted along U.S. 191 northbound at Crescent Junction. U.S. 191 merges onto Interstate 70 between Green River and Crescent Junction, a distance of 24 miles. 10/18/04 |
| Guide sign directing motorists to Grand Junction via I-70/U.S. 6-50 east and Green River via I-70/U.S. 6-50-191 west. 10/18/04 |
| U.S. 6/50 are omitted from signs along their respective overlap along I-70 through eastern Utah. The two pair up with the freeway west from Grand Junction. U.S. 191 is similarly unmarked along portions of I-70 west to Green River. 10/18/04 |
| U.S. 6 appears at the westbound on-ramp joining U.S. 191 north with Interstate 70. Former U.S. 6/50 ties into the diamond interchange from the north. The frontage road parallels I-70/U.S. 6-50 east to Thompson Springs and Cisco. 10/18/04 |
| U.S. 6/191 part ways with I-70/U.S. 50 north at Exit 157. U.S. 6/191 venture northwest 60 miles to Price and 70 miles to their split at Helper. U.S. 6 continues west to Spanish Fork and Provo. U.S. 191 turns northeast to Duchesne and Vernal. 10/18/04 |
| U.S. 6/191 south converge with I-70/U.S. 50 east in Gunnison Valley. The first of two guide signs direct motorists to Moab via U.S. 191 south of I-70, Grand Junction via I-70/U.S. 6-50 east, and Hanksville via I-70/U.S. 50 west to SR 24. 10/18/04 |
| I-70/U.S. 50 shield assembly posted on U.S./191 south. U.S. 50 overlaps with Interstate 70 from Salina (Exit 56) to Grand Junction, Colorado. 10/18/04 |
| Green River lies five miles to the east along Business Loop I-70/SR 19. I-70/U.S. 50 part ways 101 miles to the west at Salina. 10/18/04 |
| U.S. 6/191 south enter the trumpet interchange with I-70/U.S. 50 east of the scenic San Rafael Swell region. 10/18/04 |
| Traveling south through the diamond interchange joining U.S. 191 with I-70/U.S. 6-50 at Crescent Junction. I-70/U.S. 6-50 continue five miles east to Thompson Springs. 10/18/04 |
| Confirming marker for U.S. 191 south of I-70. Motorists taking U.S. 191 south between Crescent Junction and a point 15 miles north of SR 313 are alerted of a dust storm area. The same advisory applies to Interstate 70 east of Crescent Junction. 10/18/04 |
| U.S. 191 distance sign posted 30 miles north of Moab at Crescent Junction. The U.S. highway reaches Monticello (U.S. 491) in 83 miles. 10/18/04 |
| A second distance sign at Crescent Junction lists the distances to the natural attractions of Arches National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park and Canyonlands National Park. 10/18/04 |
| Generally a two lane highway, occasional passing lines allowing motorists to pass recreational vehicles and other slow moving vehicles, line U.S. 191 south to Moab. 10/18/04 |
Page Updated 07-29-2018.