Site Navigation Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Utah Wyoming     Interstate 80 Utah Interstate 80 straddles the northern portions of the Beehive State across the Great Salt Lake Desert, Salt Lake City metro, and the northern Wasatch Mountain range. Among the highlights along the route are endless miles of open desert where the curvature of the earth can be seen over the vast emptiness. The canyons that guide the freeway east from Salt Lake City to Echo Junction are quite scenic and steep. Interstate 80 also shares a short overlap with Interstate 15 to the west of downtown Salt Lake City. Two highway guides cover Interstate 80 within the state of Utah. Interstate 80 Utah (Wyoming to Echo) Interstate 80 Utah (Echo to Salt Lake City) Interstate 80 Utah (Salt Lake City Metro) Interstate 80 Utah (Salt Lake City to Great Salt Lake Desert) Interstate 80 Utah (Great Salt Lake Desert to Wendover) Scenes Pertaining to Interstate 80 Utah 36 eastbound comes to an end at the Exit 99 trumpet interchange of Interstate 80 at Mills Junction. The state highway travels 66 miles north from U.S. 6 at Tintic to junction Interstate 80. Pictured here is the approach to the Interstate 80 on-ramps at Exit 99. Photo taken 09/08/05. The eastbound mainline of Utah 36 defaults onto Interstate 80 eastbound for Salt Lake City. Interstate 80 splits with Utah 201 three miles ahead at Lake Point Junction. Utah 201 and Interstate 80 venture east from there into the metropolitan area of the capital city. Photo taken 09/08/05. Travelers bound for Interstate 80 westbound loop over the freeway and next to Great Salt Lake. The Mills Junction interchange provides some of the last services for travelers heading west to Wendover. Wendover lies at the state line (Exit 2). Photo taken 09/08/05. An Interstate 80 westbound shield reassures drivers of the on-ramp from Utah 36 eastbound. No end shield is posted for the state highway conclusion otherwise. The next exit lies 11 miles to the west at Burmester. Photo taken 09/08/05. Page Updated September 18, 2005.