Most Seasonal Roads Are Finally Open

Crews were able to get the Mirror Lake Highway cleared of snow and it was open for the Fourth of July weekend. Many campgrounds along the popular scenic route are still closed because of deep snow.

The highway normally opens just after Memorial Day, but heavy snow during late winter and spring caused it and many other Utah roads to be slow to open up.

Crews are now working to open the Gardsman Pass Road. It will probably be open sometime in lake July.

SR 153, Mount Holly Junction, is still closed by snow and officials are not predicting just when it will open up.

Utah's Department of Transportation provided the news release below.

SEASONAL STATE ROUTE CLOSURE LIST
Updated July 1, 2011

This list is limited to UDOT’s numbered State Routes, and does not include local county or forest
roads.

Note: This report does not include temporary incident road closures.
Check the “Emergency Alerts” and “Road Conditions Alerts” links on the CommuterLink home page for active temporary road closures.

SR 35 Wolf Creek Pass (Large sinkhole on north end of pass with ramps to make the road passable) - OPEN Francis to Hanna – Milepost 12 to 37

SR 39 Monte Cristo - OPEN East of Ogden – Milepost 37 to 55.5

SR 65 East Canyon - OPEN Northeast of Salt Lake City – Milepost 3 to 13.2

SR 92 American Fork Canyon / Alpine Loop - OPEN Milepost 14 to 22.5
Snow-rated tires are required from November through March from US-189 at Milepost 27 to Aspen Grove at Milepost 22.

SR 148 Cedar Breaks - OPEN East of Cedar City – Milepost 0.2 to 19

SR 150 Mirror Lake Highway - OPEN Kamas to Wyoming Border – Milepost 14.6 to 48 (Campgrounds still snow covered)

SR 153 Mount Holly Junction - Anticipated Opening after July 4th. East of Beaver – Milepost 23 to 35 CLOSED

SR 190 Guardsman Pass - Anticipated Opening late July Big Cottonwood Canyon (SR-190/Brighton) to Park City (Junction with SR 224) CLOSED

SR 224 Guardsman Pass Park City to Midway - OPEN

Lake Powell Ferry - OPEN
Use SR 95 as an alternate.

*These roads are generally closed between October and May each year. Some roads may remain closed until June.