Interstate 15 North - Murray to Salt Lake City

Interstate 15 elevates above TRAX light rail (Utah Transit Authority), 1.25 miles south of the SPUI (Exit 300) with SR 173 (5300 South) in the city of Murray.

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SR 173 travels 9.94 miles overall from SR 111 in Kearns township to U.S. 89 (State Street) in Murray.

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An interchange sequence sign references the second Murray exit (4500 South) and Exit 303 for South Salt Lake.

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Exit 300 leaves Interstate 15 north for SR 173 (5300 South). SR 173 constitutes a busy arterial route east to Intermountain Medical Center and Murray City Park and west across the city of Taylorsville.

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Auxiliary lanes expand Interstate 15 to 12 overall lanes as the freeway passes by a number of business parks to north to Exit 301 with SR 266.

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Forthcoming SR 266 follows 4500 South from the Jordan River to Big Cottonwood Creek as a commercial arterial across north Murray. Taylorsville Expressway extends the state route west into Taylorsville.

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A SPUI joins I-15 with SR 266 (4500 South) at Exit 301 in a half mile.

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Interstate 15 crosses Little Cottonwood Creek by this confirming marker.

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Interstate 80 west converges with I-15 north in 3.25 miles.

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An 8.13 mile long urban route, SR 266 (4500 South) ends at Interstate 215 in Taylorsville to the west and in Holladay to the east.

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The HOV-2 lanes on I-15 were converted to Express lanes using all electronic tolling on August 23, 2010.

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I-15 spans Big Cottonwood Creek into western reaches of the Millcreek city limits. Beyond the upcoming SPUI with SR 171 (3300 South), a collector distributor roadway separates for Exits 305 A-D to 2100 South, 1300 South and 900 South in Salt Lake City.

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SR 171 converges with I-15 in the city of South Salt Lake. The 15.65 mile long arterial route stretches west to SR 111 at Magna and east to Interstate 215 at Canyon Rim in Millcreek.

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Exit 303 parts ways with I-5 north for SR 171 in an industrial area of South Salt Lake. The arterial transitions into a commercial boulevard west of the Jordan River to Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City.
Exit 304 follows for Interstate 80 east to Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1.25 miles.

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The egress point from the I-15 Express Lanes to I-80 east and SR 201 (2100 South Freeway) follows.

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The c/d roadway for Exits 305 A-D branches away from the mainline just after Exit 304 for I-80 east.

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I-15 formally enters the city of Salt Lake City above 2100 South (SR 201).

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Interstate 80 travels 72 miles east from South Salt Lake to Park City, Coalville, Echo and the Wyoming state line. I-80 proceeds east across the southern tier of the Equality State to the cities of Evanston, Green River, Laramie and the capital city of Cheyenne, which is 434 miles away.

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East from Exit 304, I-80 runs through Sugar House in Salt Lake City and Parleys Canyon. Exit 305A follows for SR 201. Known as the 2100 South Freeway or 21st South Freeway, SR 201 runs west along the Salt Lake City and West Valley City line as a limited access route to 7200 West.

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Exit 124 from I-80 east to U.S. 89 (State Street) lies just east of I-15 in South Salt Lake.

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Interstate 15 separates with four lanes for through traffic and two lanes to Exits 305 A-D. The configuration acts as a dual freeway with local/express roadways.

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Departing next is the high speed flyover (Exit 305A) for SR 201 west. SR 201 overtakes the 2100 South Freeway west from 900 West as a commuter route to West Valley City.

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SR 201 west transitions into a four lane expressway through Magna. The state route provides an alternate for Interstate 80 west to Tooele County.

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The ensuing exit from the I-15 mainline is for SR 269 (600 South) east to Downtown Salt Lake City.

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The c/d roadway for Exit 305 advances north into a folded diamond interchange with SR 201 along 2100 South between the Cannon and Ball Park neighborhoods in Salt Lake City.

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The westbound mainline of I-80 combines with I-15 for 2.6 miles north to Exit 208.

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2100 South runs along the South Salt Lake and Salt Lake City line as part of SR 201 between 900 West and U.S. 89 (State Street). The state route travels 18.10 miles overall between Ball Park in SLC and I-80 at Lake Point Junction.

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The I-15 Express Lanes continue through the overlap with Interstate 80.

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I-15/80 cross a commercial area peppered with big box retail, car dealerships and industrial parks to the split with SR 270 at Exit 305D.

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A single lane slip ramp joins the I-15/80 mainline as the c/d roadway continues to Left Exit 305C for 1300 South east to Smith's Ballpark (AAA Baseball) west to the Glendale neighborhood.

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Left Exit 305C separates for 1300 South and the West Temple Ball Park neighborhood from the flyover for SR 270. SR 270 (W Temple Street) runs 0.75 miles north from Exit 305D and 900 South to U.S. 89 (400 South) at the Downtown Area.

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The ensuing exit from the I-15/80 northbound mainline is for SR 269, a couplet along 500 South west and 600 South east between Exit 306 and U.S. 89 (State Street).

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Exit 306 to SR 269 (600 South) provides a direct route to the Salt Lake City Center from I-15/80. Downtown point of interests include Temple Square (home of the LDS Church), Vivint Arena (home of the NBA Utah Jazz) and City Creek Center, an upscale shopping mall.

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The Salt Lake Valley street grid resets at South and North Temple Streets between Downtown and Capitol Hill. The ensuing exit beyond the west split of I-80 departs in 2.25 miles for 600 North.

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Shifting westward over 900 South and Union Pacific Railroad tracks, I-15/80 advance a quarter mile north to the directional T interchange (Exit 306) with 600 South (SR 269) east.

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Collectively the couplet along SR 269 measures 1.80 miles between Exit 306 and U.S. 89 between the Gateway and Rio Grande neighborhoods.

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I-80 west splits from Interstate 15 north below the flyovers with SR 269. Beyond Salt Lake Valley, I-80 traverses Tooele Valley and the Great Salt Lake Desert en route to Wendover.

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Interstate 80 parts ways with I-15 north at a directional T interchange (Exit 308) between the Euclid and Riverside neighborhoods in Salt Lake City.

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Exit 307 departs ahead of the I-15/80 exchange from the Express Lanes to 400 South for the adjacent Riverside and Rio Grande neighborhoods.

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Interstate 15 continues north from I-80 to the SPUI (Exit 309) with 600 North for the Jackson and Guadalupe neighborhoods.

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The Salt Lake City skyline comes into view east of I-15. The city population stood at 199,723 as of the 2020 Census.
SLC anchors the Wasatch Front metropolitan area. The Wasatch Front stretches northward along I-15 to Brigham City and south to Santaquin. As of 2010, 80% of all Utahans called the Wasatch Front home, when the Census recorded 2,217,304 residents.

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The last three Salt Lake City exits follow this ingress point for the I-15 Express Lanes.

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An auxiliary lane accompanies I-15 north from I-80 east to Exit 309 for 600 North. 600 North doubles as the 0.75 mile long SR 268 between 800 West and U.S. 89 (300 West).

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The 1997-2001 reconstruction of I-15 in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games rebuilt Exit 305 from a directional cloverleaf interchange into a SPUI.

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A toll schedule sign appears above the I-15 Express Lanes as Exit 309 leaves for SR 268 (600 North). 600 North spans a Union Pacific Railroad yard to the immediate east while passing through the Jackson neighborhood to the west.

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Exit 309 separates for 600 North (SR 268) east to Capitol Hill and west to Fairpark. The Utah State Capitol lies 1.2 miles to the east.

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An ingress point provides access to the I-15 Express Lanes north from 600 South (SR 268). The first HOV (carpool) lanes were built along a 16 mile stretch of Interstate 15 north to Exit 309 in 1999.

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Interstate 15 maintains eight overall lanes northward between the Rose Park and Capitol Hill areas of Salt Lake City.

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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 311) joins Interstate 15 with the industrial north side of Salt Lake City in 1.5 miles.

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A wye interchange (Exit 310 from I-15 south) adds traffic from 900 West ahead of Exit 311 to Warm Springs Road.

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Warm Springs Road parallels I-15 and the Union Pacific Railroad northward to Exit 311, where it turns west to become 2300 North.

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2300 North runs west from 1100 West to SR 68 (Redwood Road). 1100 West leads north to the Chevron Salt Lake Refinery.

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U.S. 89 (Beck Street) angles northwest along the base of Ensign Peak (el. 5,407 ft) and Meridian Peak (el. 5,948 ft) to run alongside I-15 at Exit 312.

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Interstate 15 shifts east and switched sides with the adjacent UP Railroad ahead of the Davis County line. Exit 312 to U.S. 89 and Exit 315 to 2600 South serve the city of North Salt Lake.

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The nearby Salt Lake Refinery comes into view as Exit 311 curves away from I-15 north to Warm Springs Road.

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U.S. 89 commingles with Interstate 15 northward on separate roadways between wye interchanges (Exit 312).

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The entrance ramp from Warm Springs Road adds an auxiliary lane to Exit 312. U.S. 89 previously met I-15 at Draper, where it concluded an overlap north from Lehi.

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U.S. 89 diverges from Interstate 15 beyond Exit 312 through North Salt Lake. U.S. 89 parallels I-15 to the east through Bountiful, Woods Cross and West Bountiful before returning to the freeway at milepost 318.

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An entrance ramp joins Interstate 15 north from U.S. 89 (Beck Street) as the freeway crosses into Davis County.

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