Utah State Route 154
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| State Route 154 |
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| Bangerter Highway Defined by Utah Code §72-4-121, maintained by UDOT |
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| Length: | 24.319 mi[1] (39.138 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1989[2] | ||||||||
| South end: | .svg/20px-I-15_(big).svg.png){kind=small} I-15 in Draper |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR-201 in West Valley City.svg/20px-I-80_(big).svg.png){kind=small} I-80 in Salt Lake City |
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| North end: |  Salt Lake City International Airport |
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| Counties: | Salt Lake | ||||||||
| Major cities: | West Jordan West Valley City Salt Lake City |
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State Route 154, or Bangerter Highway—named after former Utah Governor Norman H. Bangerter—is an expressway running south from Draper through the Salt Lake Valley, eventually reaching the Salt Lake City International Airport. Construction began in 1988 and portions of the highway were opened as completed, with the final section opening on November 17, 1998. It serves the rapidly-expanding population in the western and southern portions of Salt Lake Valley and facilitates access to and from the airport.
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[edit] Route description
From Draper, SR-154 heads west until reaching Riverton, where it makes a turn for the north. It continues in this direction until reaching the airport, where it terminates. Access to Bangerter Highway is limited to major cross streets while it passes through Draper, Bluffdale, Riverton, South Jordan, West Jordan, Taylorsville, West Valley City, and Salt Lake City.
[edit] History
SR-154 was initially formed in 1933, going from Garland to Collinston. Twenty years later, in 1953, SR-154 was given a clearer definition, running from SR-41 to SR-69, now SR-38. In 1963 the southern terminus was moved to SR-82. There was one final change in 1967, which changed the southern terminus to SR-84, before the route was deleted in 1969.
The current route of the Bangerter Highway was formed in 1989. This routing hasn't been changed since its first incarnation.[2]
[edit] Continuous flow intersection
In 2007, a continuous flow intersection was constructed at the junction of SR-154 and 3500 South, one of a very few such intersections in the United States. This intersection is one of the busiest in the state and handles 100,000 vehicles on a typical weekday.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location[4] | Mile[1] | Junction | Notes |
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| Salt Lake | Draper | 0.000 | I-15 – Salt Lake City, Las Vegas |
Southern terminus |
| Bluffdale | 3.242 |  SR-68 (Redwood Road) |
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| West Jordan | 12.884 |  SR-48 (7800 South) |
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| Taylorsville | 15.930 |  SR-173 (5400 South) |
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| West Valley City | 18.946 |  SR-171 (3500 South) |
Continuous flow intersection | |
| 21.013 | SR-201 – Magna |
Grade-separated intersection | ||
| Salt Lake City | 23.708 | I-80 – Reno, Cheyenne |
Cloverleaf interchange | |
| 24.319 | Salt Lake City International Airport |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b State Route 154 Highway reference. Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b State Route 256 History. Utah Department of Transportation.
- ^ Continuous Flow Intersection to be Built on Bangerter Hwy. KSL-TV. Retrieved on 13 April 2008.
- ^ State Highway Map. Utah Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 5 April 2008.
