State Route 128 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The road
is part of the Utah Scenic Byways program, and also forms part of the
Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway, a National Scenic Byway.
Residents of Moab frequently refer to SR-128 as "the river road", after
the Colorado River, which the highway follows. The highway was
originally constructed to connect rural cities in eastern Utah with
Grand Junction, Colorado, the largest city in the region. The highway
was partially merged into the Utah state highway system in 1931; the
rest was taken over by the state and assigned route number 128 in 1933.
Today, the highway is used as a scenic drive for visitors to the area.
The highway crosses the Colorado River at the site of the Dewey Bridge,
listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This bridge was the
longest suspension bridge in Utah until April 2008 when it was
destroyed by a fire started by a child playing with matches. The future
of the bridge is uncertain, with Grand County conducting a study to
determine the feasibility of reconstructing it.
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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_128>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1652:
Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck established the first permanent European
settlement in South Africa at what eventually became known as Cape
Town.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town>
1782:
Rama I succeeded King Taksin of Siam, founding the Chakri Dynasty.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_Yodfa_Chulaloke>
1830:
Joseph Smith, Jr., Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and others formally
organized the Church of Christ, starting the Latter Day Saint movement.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Christ_%28Latter_Day_Saints%29>
1886:
Vancouver, one of British Columbia's youngest cities, was incorporated.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver>
1896:
The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics>
1994:
The airplane carrying Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana and
Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down as it prepared to
land in Kigali, Rwanda, marking the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Habyarimana_and_Ntaryamira>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
noetic (adj):
1. Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
2. Originating in or apprehended by reason
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noetic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I have never looked for dream in reality or reality in dream. I have
allowed my imagination free play, and I have not been led astray by it.
--Gustave Moreau
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gustave_Moreau>
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