State Route 7 Utah – West

Little Black Mountain rises to the south in this view from the Airport Parkway overpass at the east end of Southern Parkway Segment 2. 08/12/11

Traveling west at the then-beginning of SR 7 from Airport Parkway. The two lane freeway crosses over Fort Pierce Wash on the succeeding stretch. 07/07/11

Traveling west at the then-beginning of SR 7 from Airport Parkway. The two lane freeway crosses over Fort Pierce Wash on the succeeding stretch. 07/07/11

Speed limits along SR 7 (Southern Parkway) west over Fort Pierce Wash were initially set at 60 miles per hour (mph). They have since increased to 65 mph. 07/07/11

SR 7 west enters a diamond interchange with Desert Canyons Parkway to the immediate west of Fort Pierce Wash. The exit opened up adjacent land for development, including the Deserts Edge At Desert Canyons subdivision just to the south. 07/07/11

Southern Parkway gradually curves southward to run alongside the Arizona border to a diamond interchange (Exit 3) with River Road north and Mojave County Route 5 south. 08/12/11

Forthcoming River Road leads north to Fort Pierce Industrial Park. Linking roads lead motorists east to the west general aviation facilities of St. George Regional Airport (SGU). 07/07/11

Southern Parkway passes just south of White Dome (el. 2,861 feet) on the half mile approach to River Road north and County Road 5 south. 07/07/11

Exit 3 departs from SR 7 west. River Road extends 8.2 miles north from CR 5 to 100 North in the city of St. George. CR 5 is an unpaved route spurring south to BLM areas of northern Arizona. 08/12/11

The distant Beaver Dam Mountains spread along the western horizon as Southern Parkway advances west and north toward Interstate 15 and Downtown St. George. 07/07/11

A folded diamond interchange (Exit 1) joins SR 7 with Astragalus Drive north. Astragalus Drive was constructed for future development along the east side of Interstate 15. 08/12/11

The single point urban interchange (SPUI) with Interstate 15 lies just west of the Astragalus Drive underpass on SR 7. 08/12/11

Interstate 15 and SR 7 come together on the south side of St. George by the Sun River community. The freeway leads southwest through Virgin River Gorge to Mesquite and Las Vegas, Nevada. 08/12/11

The northbound on-ramp to central St. George, Cedar City, Provo and Salt Lake City leaves Southern Parkway west as the freeway ends. 08/12/11

The northbound on-ramp to central St. George, Cedar City, Provo and Salt Lake City leaves Southern Parkway west as the freeway ends. 08/12/11