Business Loop I-80 through Evanston overlays former U.S. 30S and Business U.S. 189 through the city along Harrison Drive, First Street and Bear River Drive.
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| The Evanston business route for I-80 / U.S. 189 begins in the western part of the city at a diamond interchange between I-80 and Harrison Drive / Overthrust Road. 08/05/13 |
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| I-80 / U.S. 189 proceed southwest from Evanston to Silver Summit, Utah, where U.S. 189 leaves for Provo. I-80 continues west into Salt Lake City. 08/05/13 |
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| Wasatch Road ties into Harrison Drive (I-80 Business) as the arterial turns east into the Evanston city street grid. Wasatch Road represents the old alignment of U.S. 30S and U.S. 189, which served as the primary route between Evanston and Utah prior to I-80. The Wyoming side of Wasatch Road is paved, while the Utah side is mostly graded. 08/05/13 |
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| The city of Evanston incorporated initially in 1868 (to coincide with the arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad) and again in 1888. 08/05/13 |
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| Commercial businesses line the initial stretch of I-80 / U.S. 189 Business into central Evanston. Generally, I-80 Business follows the old alignment of U.S. 30S and U.S. 189 through the city. 08/05/13 |
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| Bear River Drive travels north from the information center / rest area and Bear River State Park to meet I-80 / U.S. 189 at a diamond interchange in eastern Evanston. A business route for both I-80 and U.S. 189 continues along Bear River Drive west to SR 89 and central Evanston. 08/01/16 |
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| Harrison Drive meets I-80 / U.S. 189 beyond Wasatch Road, marking the end of the Evanston business loop. I-80 / U.S. 189 travels southwest into Utah, with U.S. 189 departing south for Provo and I-80 west for Salt Lake City at Silver Summit. 08/05/13 |
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| This Sinclair dinosaur stood guard at the entrance to a Sinclair gas station next to Harrison Drive in Evanston ahead of the western end of I-80 / U.S. 189 Business but became extinct when Shell took the station over by 2015. 08/05/13 |
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| Wasatch Road branches west from I-80 / U.S. 189 Business (Harrison Drive) to the Wyoming-Utah state line. The road represents part of old U.S. 30S and is only paved on the Wyoming side. 08/05/13 |
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| I-80 Business west concludes as Harrison Drive curves south underneath I-80 / U.S. 189 to link with Overthrust Road. 08/05/13 |
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| Overthrust Road emanates south of the ramp to I-80 east / U.S. 189 north to Evanston Regional Hospital and Yellow Creek Road. 08/05/13 |
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| This view looks south from I-80 / U.S. 189 toward Overthrust Road and the west end of the Evanston business route. 08/01/16 |
Page Updated 03-31-2017.
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