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==Economy== [[File:State Street and Main Street, Hurricane, Utah.jpg|thumb|right|State Street and Main Street]] [[File:Sunrise over Hurricane, Utah.jpg|thumb|right|Sunrise over Hurricane]] The one main boulevard is State Street, renovated and designated Utah [[Utah State Route 9|SR-9]]. From 100 East to 400 West, the shopping district is designated as a historical district, with ongoing preservation efforts. Three of the larger homes in town are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Hurricane is on [[Utah State Route 9]], between [[Interstate 15]] and [[Zion National Park]]. As a result, the city has numerous motels, restaurants, and other businesses available to the millions of tourists who visit Zion National Park each year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stats Report Viewer|url=https://irma.nps.gov/STATS/SSRSReports/Park%20Specific%20Reports/Annual%20Park%20Recreation%20Visitation%20(1904%20-%20Last%20Calendar%20Year)?Park=ZION|access-date=July 6, 2020|website=irma.nps.gov}}</ref> Hurricane benefits from visitors to [[Lake Powell]] and the North Rim of [[Grand Canyon National Park]] via [[Utah State Route 59]], which intersects State Route 9 within Hurricane city limits. The Hurricane area is a destination for mountain biking in Southwestern Utah,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mountain bike festival continues to grow in popularity|url=https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2018/03/23/prc-mountain-bike-festival-continues-to-grow-in-popularity/|access-date=July 6, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> as the city is near the Gooseberry Mesa, J.E.M and Little Creek mountain biking trails. Old U.S. Highway 91 houses distribution centers for many companies. The biggest is the [[Walmart]] Distribution Center, which employs an estimated 700 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walmart Distribution Center Network USA|url=https://mwpvl.com/html/walmart.html|access-date=March 21, 2021|website=mwpvl.com}}</ref> The road has distribution centers for Orgill, Pepsi-Cola, BlvdHome, PrimeSource Sanitary Supply, and many smaller businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distribution Locations|url=https://www.orgill.com/index.aspx?tab=110102|access-date=March 21, 2021|website=www.orgill.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blvdhome.com/locations/hurricane|access-date=March 21, 2021|title=Boulevard|website=www.blvdhome.com}}</ref>
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