U.S. Route 6 | ||||
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| Grand Army of the Republic Highway | ||||
 US 6 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 373.963 mi[1] (601.835 km) | |||
| Existed | 1936–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 6 / US 50 towards Ely, NV | |||
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| East end |  I-70 / US 6 / US 50 towards Grand Junction, CO | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
| Counties | Millard, Juab, Utah, Wasatch, Carbon, Emery, Grand | |||
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U.S. Route 6 (US-6) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway through the central part of the U.S. state of Utah. Although it is only about 40 miles (64 km) longer than US-50, it serves more populated areas and, in fact, follows what had been US-50's routing until it was moved to follow Interstate 70 (I-70) in 1976. In 2009, the Utah State Legislature named part of the route the "Mike Dmitrich Highway",[2] named after the Utah state senator,[3] which generated controversy, as the state of Utah had previously joined with all the other states through which US-6 passes in naming all of US-6 the Grand Army of the Republic Highway.[4]
- ^ "Highway Reference Online - US-6". maps.udot.utah.gov. Utah Department of Transportation., updated May 2008, accessed July 2008
- ^ "SB 66, 2009 Utah State Legislature". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ McFarland, Sheena (March 12, 2009). "Highway 6 to be named Mike Dmitrich Highway". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Loomis, Brandon (December 21, 2009). "Highway's name irks descendants of Civil war vets". Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.