▁U te ▁Mountain ▁Indian ▁Res ervation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Road ▁Commission ▁created ▁SR - 2 6 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁running ▁from ▁SR - 4 7 ▁( now ▁US - 1 9 1 ) ▁north ▁of ▁Bl uff ▁east ▁and ▁south ▁for ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁An eth ▁O il ▁Field ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁( 1 . 5   km ) ▁beyond ▁the ▁bridge ▁over ▁Monte z uma ▁Creek , ▁near ▁the ▁curve ▁to ▁the ▁south - s outh west . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁just ▁beyond ▁its ▁present ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Monte z uma ▁Creek , ▁where ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁An eth ▁( now ▁SR - 1 6 2 ) ▁turns ▁east , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁it ▁was ▁extended ▁further ▁to ▁the ▁Colorado ▁state ▁line , ▁connecting ▁to ▁SH ▁ 4 1 ▁across ▁the ▁border . ▁A ▁road ▁from ▁Monte z uma ▁Creek ▁west ▁to ▁US - 1 9 1 ▁at ▁Bl uff ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁highway ▁system ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁as ▁SR - 1 6 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Ut ah ▁was ▁considering ▁making ▁the ▁road ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁US - 1 6 3 ▁into ▁Colorado , ▁but ▁plans ▁fell ▁through , ▁leaving ▁an ▁overlap ▁with ▁US - 1 9 1 ▁and ▁Route ▁ 1 6 3 ▁near ▁Bl uff ▁that ▁became ▁US - 1 6 3 ▁to ▁the