History
The roads from Santaquin northeast to Spanish Fork and Spanish Fork southeast to Moark Junction were added to the state highway system in the early 1910s. In the 1920s, the former back part of SR-1 and US-91, and the latter part of SR-8 and US-89. The state route designation of the latter portion, which had since become signed as US-6, was changed from SR-8 to State Route 105 in 1945. With the construction of I-15 in the area, SR-1 was moved to the new Interstate in 1964, and the old route from Santaquin to Spanish Fork became an extension of SR-26, which was continued east to Moark Junction, replacing SR-105. The state legislature redesignated this as part of SR-27 in 1969, and in the 1977 renumbering the official state route designation was changed to SR-6, matching signage for US-6. The Utah Transportation Commission submitted a request for a realignment to the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) in 1994, moving US-6 onto I-15 and SR-214 in order to follow AASHTO policies for following the "shortest routes and the best roads". AASHTO approved this change in November, and in April 1995 the state officially moved US-6, with the old alignment becoming State Route 198.
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