This page profiles Interstate 15 in Central Utah - Beaver and Millard Counties.
Interstate 15 North
Interstate 15 travels two miles north from Sulphurdale to junction Interstate 70 in southern Millard County. Interstate 70 stems east from Exit 132 to Richfield, Salina, and Green River on its 232.15-mile journey through the state of Utah. Photo taken 10/18/04.
One mile south of the Exit 132 trumpet interchange with Interstate 70's western terminus. Interstate 70 provides the main connection from Southern California and Las Vegas to Denver, Colorado. The freeway reaches the Mile High City in 505 miles. Photo taken 10/18/04.
The eastbound beginning of Interstate 70 departs Interstate 15 north at Exit 132. An original button copy guide sign, since replaced, includes Fillmore as a northbound control city for Interstate 15. Interstate 70 travels between Cove Fort, Utah and Baltimore, Maryland. The freeway serves such cities as Denver, Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Wheeling and Pittsburgh along the 2,153.13 mile journey. Photo taken 10/18/04.
175 miles separate the western terminal of Interstate 70 from Salt Lake City. Interstate 15 travels 25 miles north to Meadow (junction Utah 133) and 30 miles to the Millard County seat of Fillmore. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Utah 161 (old U.S. 91) ties into Interstate 15 at Exit 135 and historic Cove Fort. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Cove Fort lies southeast of Exit 135 along Utah 161. Utah 161 constitutes three miles of old U.S. 91 between Interstate 15 and Interstate 70 (Exit 2). Photo taken 10/18/04.
A rest stop provides a chance for road weary travelers to stop for awhile at Exit 135 of Interstate 15. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Interstate 15 northbound at the Exit 135 diamond interchange with Utah 161 south (old U.S. 91) and Black Rock Road west. Utah 161 flows southeast to Cove Fort nearby. Black Rock Road provides an unpaved route between the freeway and Black Rock (junction Utah 252) 23 miles to the west. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Ascending the Exit 135 off-ramp to Utah 161 south and Black Rock Road west. A small guide sign directs motorists to the UDOT/Chevron sponsored rest stop. Cove Fort to the east was settled in 1867 as an outpost along the original Beaver to Fillmore road. The settlement was founded by Ira Hinckley at the request of Brigham Young. Photo taken 10/18/04.
About 42 miles north of the Interstate 70 interchange is the first junction with U.S. 50, which travels west to Delta, then becomes the "Nation's Loneliest Road" through central Nevada, serving Great Basin National Park, Ely, Austin, Eureka, and Fallon. U.S. 50 east joins Interstate 15 north on a bypass around Holden, then splits from Interstate 15 at Exit 188 (Scipio). Photo taken by Casey Cooper, 07/08/05.
Even further north, Interstate 15 meets U.S. 6, which is the historic alignment of U.S. 50 prior to 1971. Between Exits 248 and 257, U.S. 6 east merges with Interstate 15 north. At Exit 257, U.S. 6 turns east toward Spanish Fork (Junction U.S. 89). Continuing southeast, U.S. 6 travels to Helper, where it picks up U.S. 191; the two routes serve Price and then connect with Interstate 70 and U.S. 50 near Green River. Photo taken by Casey Cooper, 07/08/05.
U.S. 189 is the next U.S. highway to intersect Interstate 15, and it meets its end in Provo at the freeway junction. Traveling northeast, U.S. 189 passes through Provo Canyon, coming to an end at U.S. 40 in Heber City, a distance of only about 25 miles. However, U.S. 189 silently merges onto westbound U.S. 40 and eastbound Interstate 80 en route to Evanston, Wyoming, where it becomes signed once again. From there, U.S. 189 travels north toward Jackson, Wyoming. Photo taken by Casey Cooper, 07/08/05.
Interstate 15 South
The two-mile guide sign for Interstate 70's western terminus posted on Interstate 15 southbound near Cove Fort. Interstate 70 crosses the Pahvant Range nearby between Cove Fort and Sevier. The freeway turns northeast toward Richfield and Salina before crossing the Fish Lake Mountains en route to Green River. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Southbound on the approach to the Exit 132 trumpet interchange with Interstate 70. Interstate 70 serves a vastly unpopulated swath of eastern Utah on the 232.15 mile drive to the Colorado state line. The freeway reaches Grand Junction, Colorado 257 in miles on the drive to Denver. Photo taken 10/18/04.
The eastbound beginning of Interstate 70 leaves Interstate 15 south at Exit 132. Interstate 70 ends 2,153 miles to the east at the city of Baltimore. The freeway follows the U.S. 50 corridor from Richland east to Grand Junction and the U.S. 40 corridor from Denver east to Baltimore. The button copy pull-through panel including the secondary control point of Beaver was replaced in 2005. Photo taken 10/18/04.
An ugly Interstate 15 reassurance marker resides south of the Exit 132 on-ramp from Interstate 70 west. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Interstate 15 travels the valley between the Mineral Mountains to the west and Tushar Mountains to the east between Cover Fort and Beaver. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Old U.S. 91 returns from Cove Fort to Interstate 15 at Exit 129. The diamond interchange serves the settlement of Sulphurdale Photo taken 10/18/04.
Exit 129 departs Interstate 15 southbound for old U.S. 91 and Manderfield Road. A small blue sign indicates that no services are found at this exit. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Old U.S. 91 (Manderfield Road) departs Interstate 15 again at the Exit 120 diamond interchange. Manderfield Road parallels the freeway to the east through the settlement of Manderfield between here and Beaver. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Interstate 15 southbound at the Exit 120 off-ramp to Manderfield Road (old U.S. 91) south. Manderfield Road travels nine miles between Exit 120 and Business Loop Interstate 15 & Utah 160 (Main Street) in Beaver. Photo taken 10/18/04.
Business Loop Interstate 15 & Utah 160 depart Interstate 15 at Exit 112 for the town of Beaver. The loop follows 1400 North and Main Street 3.8 miles south through downtown Beaver. Traffic interests to Utah 21 (Center Street) west or Utah 153 (200 North) must use the business loop as their is no direct access from the Interstate. Utah 21 begins in Beaver and travels 107 miles west to Minersville, Milford, Garrison and the Nevada state line. Utah 153 constitutes a 21-mile spur east from Beaver to the Elk Meadows Ski Resort. Photo taken 10/18/04.
