Utah State Route 45
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 40.028 mi (64.419 km) | |||
| Existed | 1925 as a state highway; 1927 as SR-45–present | |||
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| South end | Dragon Road near Bonanza | |||
| North end | US 40 in Naples | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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State Route 45 (SR-45) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It runs from Dragon Road south of Bonanza in Uintah County north to US-40 in Naples, south of Vernal. The route spans 40.03 miles (64.42 km) south–north.
The route was added to the state highway system in 1925 and numbered in 1927, originally running from US-40 southeast to the Colorado state line. Subsequently, the highway was moved to a new road in 1943, truncated to Bonanza in 1968, and again moved and extended in 1982.