US-40 and US-40A (Parley's Interchange), 1965

Interesting! Before, SR-171 had connected to US-40 through a narrow, winding road that met up with Wasatch Boulevard. Bear in mind this was before I-80 was constructed. Well, here are the first signs of I-80 construction: an overpass. Well, that shield on the right ramp still reads SR-171. Strange, as I-415 was the route that was replacing that stretch of 171.

 

This photo is from one of 145 boxes I've been perusing at the State Archives in downtown. These photos come from the Utah Department of Transportation, and were taken mostly by Cal Briggs or Gerald E. Peterson. The photos are sorted by year (with the exception of the first several boxes), and span from 1965 to 1997. Most are black-and-white negatives, though one can find prints here and there, as well as color slides.

 

I have to hand it to the staff over there—without them, none of these photos would be on Flickr and they'd be sitting in some box for ages. My sincerest thanks goes out to them.

 

Used by permission, Utah State Archives, all rights reserved.

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