U.S. 191
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.
North
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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West North
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.
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East South
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.
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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.
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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.
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U.S. 6/191 south enter the trumpet interchange with I-70/U.S. 50 east of the scenic San Rafael Swell region.
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South
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Page Updated Sunday July 29, 2018.