Utah State Route 25

State Route 25 (SR-25), also part of the designated Fishlake Scenic Byway, is a state highway in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. SR-25 runs from the junction of SR-24 near the town of Koosharem northeast to the west shore of Fish Lake. The highway runs for 9.995 miles (16.09 km).

State Route 25 marker

State Route 25

Fishlake Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length9.995 mi[1] (16.085 km)
Existed1918 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-25–present
Major junctions
South end SR-24 at Fish Lake Junction
North endForest Service Road 319 at Fish Lake
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
← SR-24→ SR-26

Route description
SR-25 approaching Fish Lake

Fishlake Scenic Byway is a route of 29.6 mi (47.6 km) that traverses mainly through the Fishlake National Forest, Utah. The byway comprises SR-25 and County Roads FAS-2554 and FAS-3268, beginning at SR-24, and running to SR-72. The byway starts at an intersection with SR-24 and immediately turns north-northeast through mountainous terrain before descending into a basin where Fish Lake is located. The route continues northeast and passes the west shore of Fish Lake, Johnson Valley Reservoir, and ending at the junction of SR-72, just nine miles northeast of the township of Loa in southeast Utah.

History

The road from SR-24 at Plateau Junction east to Fish Lake was added to the state highway system in 1918,[2] and numbered SR-25 by the state legislature in 1927.[3] The west end was moved south to Fish Lake Junction in 1935 as a federal aid project,[2] but the legislative description was not changed until 1953.[4] The Fishlake Scenic Byway was designated on April 9, 1990 on SR-25 between SR-24 and Johnson Valley Reservoir. The Byway was extended in August 1992 between Johnson Valley Reservoir and SR-72 to comprise the southern portion of the Gooseberry/Fremont Road Scenic Backway.

Pando, a clonal quaking aspen stand, that, according to some sources, is the oldest (80,000 years) and largest (106 acres (0.43 km2), 13,000,000 lb (5,900,000 kg)) organism on Earth, is located 1 mile (1.61 km) southwest of Fish Lake on Utah route 25.[5]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PiuteFish Lake Junction0.0000.000 SR-24 – Salina, LoaSouthern terminus
SevierFish Lake9.99516.085Forest Service Road 319Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  • Fish Lake Lodge on the Fishlake Scenic Byway, UT
    Fish Lake Lodge on the Fishlake Scenic Byway, UT

References
  1. "Highway Reference Online - SR-25". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation.
  2. Utah Department of Transportation, State Route History Archived 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 2007.
  3. Utah State Legislature (1927). "Chapter 21: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. 25. From Plateau Junction to Fish Lake.
  4. Utah State Legislature (1953). "Chapter 45: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah. Route 25. From Fish Lake Junction on route 24 northerly to Fish Lake ranger station.
  5. "Pando". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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