State Route 17
SR-17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length	6.060 mi[1] (9.753 km)
Existed	1969–present
Major junctions
South end	SR-9 in La Verkin
North end	I-15 at Anderson Junction
Location
Country	United States
State	Utah
Highway system
Utah State Highway System Interstate US State Minor Scenic
← SR-16 → SR-18

State Route 17 (SR-17) is a state highway in southern Utah, running for 6.060 miles (9.753 km) in Washington County from La Verkin to Anderson Junction near Toquerville. It serves as a shortcut from I-15 to Zion National Park.

Route description

The route begins at the junction of State Street and 500 North in the center of La Verkin and heads north on the latter, a two-lane undivided highway. After exiting La Verkin, the road turns northwest. South of Toquerville, the route curves between a north-northeast and north-northwest direction before steadying to a north-northeast direction. The route turns north-northwest and enters Toquerville as Toquer Boulevard. Exiting the town, the highway turns to the southwest briefly before turning north-northwest. The route turns west-northwest one final time before reverting to its original direction and terminating at exit 27 on I-15 at Anderson Junction, a diamond interchange.^[2]

History

Until 1969, SR-17 and SR-9 (then SR-15) were swapped, with SR-15 following current SR-17 and SR-17 connecting US-91 at Harrisburg Junction with SR-15 at La Verkin Junction. The present SR-17 was added to the state highway system in 1912 and numbered as part of SR-15 in the 1920s.^[3][4][5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Washington County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
La Verkin	0.000	0.000	SR-9 (500 North) – Springdale	Southern terminus
Anderson Junction	5.893	9.484	I-15 – St. George, Cedar City	Northern terminus; I-15 exit 27
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• List of state highways in Utah

References

External links

Media related to Utah State Route 17 at Wikimedia Commons