title: Utah State Route 142
text: # Utah State Route 142
  
  State Route 142 (SR-142) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. At 17.3 miles (27.8 km) long, it connects the towns of Newton, Clarkston, Trenton, and Richmond to US-91 and SR-23 in northern Cache County.
  
  ## Route description
  
  The route starts at its intersection with SR-23 in Newton and travels about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest to Clarkston. Here the route turns east and travels just over 12 miles (19 km) through Trenton and ends in Richmond at the intersection with US-91.
  
  ## History
  
  The state legislature created State Route 142 in 1933, connecting SR-69 (now SR-30) at Petersboro with Newton and Smithfield. SR-142 was moved to the present route of Newton to Clarkston at SR-170 in 1941, with the old alignment through downtown Newton to Smithfield becoming SR-218.
  
  In 1969, SR-170, which ran from Clarkston via Trenton to Richmond was absorbed into SR-142, and SR-170 was deleted. This completed the current route of SR-142 as it runs today.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  The entire route is in Cache County.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Newton | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR-23 | Southern terminus |
  | Trenton | 9.779 | 15.738 | SR-23 | |
  | Richmond | 17.353 | 27.927 | US 91 | Eastern terminus |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
  