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Interstate 70 in Utah runs east–west for 232.15 miles (373.61 km) across the central part of the state. Richfield is the largest Utah city served by the freeway, which does not serve or connect any urban areas in the state. The highway was built as part of a connection between Los Angeles and the northeastern United States. I-70 was the second attempt to connect southern California to the east coast of the United States via central Utah, after a previous failed attempt at a transcontinental railroad that would partially serve as the guide for the route of I-70. Unlike most Interstate Highways, I-70 in Utah was not constructed parallel to or on top of an existing U.S. Highway. Portions of I-70 were constructed in areas where previously there were no paved roads. Because it was built over an entirely new route, I-70 has many features that are notably unique in the Interstate Highway System. The construction of the Utah portion of I-70 is listed as one of the engineering marvels of the Interstate Highway System. The choice of the route had a significant impact on the character and culture of the Sevier Valley. It has also been a motivating factor for environmentalists to create a new National Park along the path of the highway to protect scenic areas around the route. I-70 from Green River to Grand Junction, Colorado, is part of the Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway, making I-70 one of the few Interstate Highways to be named a National Scenic Byway. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
- ...that Hawaii Route 560 (pictured) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 because of its historical character of one lane bridges?
- ...that in 2006 Pennsylvania Route 291 was rerouted around the Philadelphia International Airport due to runway expansion?
- ...that County Road 510 in Marquette County, Michigan, previously crossed the Dead River on a bridge moved to the site from Pennsylvania?
- ...that much of Maryland Route 260 was built on the former right-of-way of the Chesapeake Beach Railway?
- ...that the Hanlon Expressway is named after Felix Hanlon, who helped cut the first tree to inaugurate Guelph, Ontario?
In the news
- October 10: A section of US 17 / US 92 in Orange City is washed out by the flooding aftermath from Hurricane Milton.
- October 3: Caltrans announces that October 7, they will begin shifting traffic along US 395 to a new bypass of Olancha.
- September 27: Flooding from Hurricane Helene causes extensive damage to several highways in the region including a section of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina–Tennessee state line.
- September 24: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announces that an ongoing project to retrofit open road tolling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will include improvements, and a possible rebuild to the interchange with Interstate 70 in Breezewood.
- September 16:Two new sections of Quebec Autoroute 85 near Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata open to traffic.
- September 13: NCDOT announces they will sign a freeway bypass around Goldsboro, North Carolina as Interstate 42.
- September 5: KDOT closes the eastbound Lewis and Clark Viaduct, which carries Interstate 70 across the Kansas River for urgent repairs, after bridge inspectors noticed failing gusset plates in the structure.
Ongoing: I-405 expansion (WA), I-695 closure from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Historic byways
- Oct. 21, 1963 – Interstate 196 and the associated Business Spur Interstate 196 in Muskegon, Michigan, are both redesignated as an extension of Interstate 96 and as Business Spur Interstate 96, respectively.
- Oct. 22, 1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Highway Beautification Act into law, restricting the use of outdoor advertisements on federally funded highways.
- October 22, 1971 – The gap in New York's Quickway between Randolph and Steamburg is closed
- October 22, 1990 – The dual-dual setup of the New Jersey Turnpike is extended south from exit 9 in East Brunswick Township to exit 8A in Monroe Township
- Oct. 23, 2015 – During a ceremony marking the completion of an interchange on U.S. Route 78 with Interstate 269 in Byhalia, Mississippi, Interstate 22 is officially signed and commissioned between Byhalia and Birmingham, Alabama.
- Oct. 23 & Oct. 24, 1973 – Low visibility from poor environmental conditions caused by burning garbage, made worse by late night fog, cause a series of fatal car accidents on the New Jersey Turnpike in Kearny. Nine people are killed with thirty-nine others being injured.
- Oct. 24, 1949 – Construction begins on the western extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Irwin to the Ohio state line, following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Governor James H. Duff.
- Oct. 25, 1967 – Interstate 105 is completed between Interstate 5 and U.S. Route 126 in Eugene, Oregon, after being dedicated by Governor Tom McCall.
- Oct. 26, 1925 – The Joint Board on Interstate Highways submits the first complete proposal of the United States Numbered Highway System to Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine.
- Oct. 27, 1978 – The AASHTO approves the Interstate 580 designation along the U.S. Route 395 corridor between Reno and Carson City. The Interstate won't be signed until 2012.
- Oct. 28, 1940 – Construction begins on the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel (pictured) between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City. World War II delays its completion until 1950.
- Oct. 29, 1982 – The final section of Interstate 82 is opened to traffic during a dedication ceremony between Granger and Grandview in Washington state.
- Oct. 30, 2012 – California State Route 78 is rerouted onto a four-lane bypass around Brawley between State Route 86 and State Route 111, named the "Victor E. Veysey Expressway".
- Oct. 31, 1913 – The Lincoln Highway is officially dedicated by the Lincoln Highway Association, followed by shooting off fireworks and large public celebrations being held in all 13 states served by the auto trail.
Selected pictures
Interstate 80 is a major urban freeway though the East Bay, north of the Bay Bridge, in the San Francisco Bay Area (seen here in Berkeley, California).
Northbound, Interstate 15 makes a steep descent from Mountain Pass into the Ivanpah Valley. In the middle distance, the casinos of Primm straddle the freeway right at the Nevada border, while those of Jean are further off, to the left; Las Vegas is immediately on the far side of the hills on the horizon.
The Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline run generally parallel to each other; this segment is between the Arctic Circle and Coldfoot.
Signposts for Nevada's State Route 206 and State Route 207, in front of Jobs Peak of the Carson Range
Hairpin curve on U.S. Route 44 and New York State Route 55 near Gardiner, New York
A view of Interstate 90 in Washington as it passes through Snoqualmie Pass
Looking west over Interstate 235 in Des Moines, Iowa, from the Edna M. Griffin Memorial Bridge
State Route 309 between Kenton and Marion, Ohio
State Highway 103 at Echo Lake in Colorado
M-28 and M-64 near Lake Gogebic
Tree canopy on the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut
State Route 123 in Tennessee heading east toward North Carolina
County Highway 98 in Jackson County, Alabama
The western portal of the McClure Tunnel, which connects State Route 1 to the western terminus of Interstate 10 in Santa Monica, California.
Nebraska Link 53C northbound approaching U.S. Route 30 in Bushnell, Nebraska
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