Interstate 15 travels two miles north from Sulphurdale to junction Interstate 70 in southern Millard County. Interstate 70 stems east from Exit 132 to Richfield, Salina, and Green River on its 232.15-mile journey through the state of Utah. Photo taken 10/18/04.
One mile south of the Exit 132 trumpet interchange with Interstate 70's western terminus. Interstate 70 provides the main connection from Southern California and Las Vegas to Denver, Colorado. The freeway reaches the Mile High City in 505 miles. Photo taken 10/18/04.
The eastbound beginning of Interstate 70 departs Interstate 15 north at Exit 132. An original button copy guide sign, since replaced, includes Fillmore as a northbound control city for Interstate 15. Interstate 70 travels between Cove Fort, Utah and Baltimore, Maryland. The freeway serves such cities as Denver, Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Wheeling and Pittsburgh along the 2,153.13 mile journey. Photo taken 10/18/04.
175 miles separate the western terminal of Interstate 70 from Salt Lake City. Interstate 15 travels 25 miles north to Meadow (junction Utah 133) and 30 miles to the Millard County seat of Fillmore. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Utah 161 (old U.S. 91) ties into Interstate 15 at Exit 135 and historic Cove Fort. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Cove Fort lies southeast of Exit 135 along Utah 161. Utah 161 constitutes three miles of old U.S. 91 between Interstate 15 and Interstate 70 (Exit 2). Photo taken 10/18/04.
A rest stop provides a chance for road weary travelers to stop for awhile at Exit 135 of Interstate 15. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Interstate 15 northbound at the Exit 135 diamond interchange with Utah 161 south (old U.S. 91) and Black Rock Road west. Utah 161 flows southeast to Cove Fort nearby. Black Rock Road provides an unpaved route between the freeway and Black Rock (junction Utah 252) 23 miles to the west. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Ascending the Exit 135 off-ramp to Utah 161 south and Black Rock Road west. A small guide sign directs motorists to the UDOT/Chevron sponsored rest stop. Cove Fort to the east was settled in 1867 as an outpost along the original Beaver to Fillmore road. The settlement was founded by Ira Hinckley at the request of Brigham Young. Photo taken 10/18/04.
About 42 miles north of the Interstate 70 interchange is the first junction with U.S. 50, which travels west to Delta, then becomes the "Nation's Loneliest Road" through central Nevada, serving Great Basin National Park, Ely, Austin, Eureka, and Fallon. U.S. 50 east joins Interstate 15 north on a bypass around Holden, then splits from Interstate 15 at Exit 188 (Scipio). Photo taken by Casey Cooper, 07/08/05.
Even further north, Interstate 15 meets U.S. 6, which is the historic alignment of U.S. 50 prior to 1971. Between Exits 248 and 257, U.S. 6 east merges with Interstate 15 north. At Exit 257, U.S. 6 turns east toward Spanish Fork (Junction U.S. 89). Continuing southeast, U.S. 6 travels to Helper, where it picks up U.S. 191; the two routes serve Price and then connect with Interstate 70 and U.S. 50 near Green River. Photo taken by Casey Cooper, 07/08/05.
U.S. 189 is the next U.S. highway to intersect Interstate 15, and it meets its end in Provo at the freeway junction. Traveling northeast, U.S. 189 passes through Provo Canyon, coming to an end at U.S. 40 in Heber City, a distance of only about 25 miles. However, U.S. 189 silently merges onto westbound U.S. 40 and eastbound Interstate 80 en route to Evanston, Wyoming, where it becomes signed once again. From there, U.S. 189 travels north toward Jackson, Wyoming. Photo taken by Casey Cooper, 07/08/05.
