Interstate 80 in Utah

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Interstate 80
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Eisenhower Memorial Highway
Defined by Utah Code §72-4-113, maintained by UDOT
Length: 196.35 mi[1] (315.99 km)
West end: I-80 in Wendover
Major
junctions:		 I-215 in Salt Lake City
I-15 in Salt Lake City
US-89 in Salt Lake City
I-215 in Salt Lake City
US-40 / US-189 near Park City
I-84 in Echo
East end: I-80 / US 189 near Evanston, WY
State Routes in Utah
< SR-79 SR-81 >

In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 80 runs east-west through Salt Lake City. It is the replacement for the Lincoln Highway, as well as most of the Victory Highway, in that state.

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[edit] Route description

After crossing Utah's western border, I-80 crosses the desolate Bonneville Salt Flats west of the Great Salt Lake. The longest stretch between exits on an Interstate Highway is located between Wendover and Knolls, with 37 miles (60 km) between those exits. This portion of I-80, crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert, is extremely flat and straight, dotted with large warning signs about driver fatigue and drowsiness.

East of the salt flats, I-80 passes through Salt Lake City, where it merges with I-15 for three miles before entering the Wasatch Mountains east of the city. It ascends Parley's Canyon as a six lane freeway to an elevation of around 7000' at Parley's Summit, and passes within a few miles of Park City as it follows a route through the mountains towards Wyoming.

[edit] History

[edit] Lincoln Highway

I-80 is signed as the Lincoln Highway in Utah except in Salt Lake City, where it is routed along State Route 201 and Parley's Way. East of Salt Lake, I-80 closely parallels the original route of the Lincoln Highway. However west of Salt Lake the original route of the Lincoln Highway is un-drivable. The original route of the Lincoln Highway proceeded southwest from Tooele towards Ely, Nevada. This area is now used for military bases such as the Dugway Proving Ground and Tooele Army Depot. When these bases were formed the area was closed to the public. Interstate 80 in Utah and U.S. Route 93 in Nevada are the modern signing of the Lincoln Highway between those two cities.

[edit] Victory Highway

I-80 closely follows the route of the Victory Highway from the Wendover at the Nevada state line to the junction of U.S. Route 40 near Park City.

[edit] Replacement US Routes

From the state line at Wendover to Park City I-80 replaced U.S. Route 40. From Park City to Echo I-80 replaced a what was originally numbered U.S. Route 530 but later numbered U.S. Route 189. From Echo to the Wyoming state line I-80 replaced what was originally numbered U.S. Route 30S and later numbered U.S. Route 189.

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile[2] # Destinations Notes
Tooele 1.484 2 I-80 Bus. west / SR-58 – Wendover Westbound entrance is via a U-turn at exit 4
3.993 4 Bonneville Speedway
41.278 41 Knolls
48.940 49 Clive
56.195 56 Aragonite
61.837 62 Military Area, Lakeside
69.521 70 Delle
76.402 77 SR-196 – Rowley, Dugway
83.358 84 SR-138 – Grantsville, Tooele
88.395 88 Grantsville
98.619 99 SR-36 – Stansbury, Tooele
Salt Lake 101.544 102 SR-201 (2100 South) – Magna, West Valley City Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
104.273 104 SR-202 / Saltair Drive
Salt Lake City 111.287 111 7200 West
113.276 113 5600 West (SR-172)
114.336 114 Wright Brothers Drive Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
115.374 115 Bangerter Highway (SR-154) – Salt Lake City International Airport Signed as exits 115A (Airport) and 115B (Bangerter Highway) westbound; no westbound exit or eastbound entrance at North Temple
116.488 115 North Temple Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; former SR-186
117.262 117 I-215 – Ogden, Provo
117.862 118 SR-68 (Redwood Road)
119.591 120 I-15 north – Ogden West end of I-15 overlap; no exit number westbound
121 600 South (SR-269) – Temple Square Signed as exit 306 westbound
122 900 South (SR-270) Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
122 1300 South Signed as exit 305C eastbound
122 2100 South (SR-201) Signed as exit 305B eastbound
South Salt Lake
123A SR-201 west – West Valley Signed as exit 305A eastbound
122.028 123B I-15 south – Las Vegas East end of I-15 overlap; no exit number eastbound
123.231 124 US-89 (State Street)
Salt Lake City 124.125 125 700 East (SR-71)
125.072 126 1300 East (SR-181) – Sugar House
126.785 127 2300 East - Holladay Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; former SR-195
127.039 128 I-215 south (Belt Route) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
127.685 129 SR-186 west (Foothill Drive) / Parleys Way
128.619 130 I-215 south Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
129.888 131 Quarry Exit Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
130.399 131 (No name) No eastbound exit
131.869 132 (No name)
132.583 133 (No name) Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
133.665 134 SR-65 north – East Canyon
136.113 137 Lambs Canyon
Summit 139.413 140 Parleys Summit
141.815 141 Jeremy Ranch
142.847 144 View Area Eastbound exit and entrance
144.198 145 SR-224 south – Kimball Junction, Park City
146.876 146 US-40 east (US-189 south) – Heber, Vernal, Provo West end of US-189 overlap
150.724 150 Tollgate Promontory
154.972 155 SR-32 south – Wanship, Kamas
Coalville 162.592 162 Coalville (SR-280)
165.005 166 View Area No access across I-80
167.324 168 I-84 west – Ogden
167.781 169 Echo
169.505 170 Rest Area No access across I-80
178.703 178 Emory Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
184.126 185 Castle Rock
187.767 187 Ranch Exit
191.690 191 Wahsatch

[edit] References

  1. ^ FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1 - Interstate System (CFM). FHWA (2002-10-31). Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
  2. ^ Utah Department of Transportation, Highway Reference Information, accessed May 2008


Interstate 80
Previous state:
Nevada		 Utah Next state:
Wyoming
Preceded by
Nevada		 Lincoln Highway
Utah		 Succeeded by
Wyoming