Utah State Route 12
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| Overall length: | 122.9 mi / 197.7 km |
| Opening: | 1920s |
| Starting point: |
 US 89 in Bryce Canyon Junction south of Panguitch
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| End point: |
 UT 24 at Torrey
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| Counties: |
Garfield County Wayne County |
| Important cities: |
Tropic Cannonville Henrieville Escalante Boulder Grover |
The Utah State Route 12 - also known as A Journey through Time Scenic Byway called - is a highway in Utah . It begins at Bryce Canyon Junction on US Highway 89 a few kilometers south of Panguitch and ends east of Torrey on State Route 24 . For a length of about 198 km it initially runs in a south-easterly direction through the Red Canyon in the Dixie National Forest . The confluence of State Route 63 is followed by the crossing of Bryce Canyon, touching the national park of the same name at its northern end. Turning south, the road now runs in the valley of the Paria River and crosses the towns of Tropic and Cannonville . After a short section running in an easterly direction towards Henrieville , the route describes a wide arc in a north-easterly direction through the northern part of the Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument . The villages Escalante and Boulder are touched, the canyon of the Escalante River is crossed; the hole-in-the-Rock Road and Burr Trail turn to the east, the Hell's Backbone Road to the north or west. North of Boulder, where the Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument is exited, the road north follows the eastern slope of Boulder Mountain ; shortly before the confluence with State Route 24 , the Fremont River is crossed.
