route utah route utah crosses center state highway serves major population centers utah largest city path delta route passes remote areas eastern half state route concurrent interstate enters exits utah concurrent routes separate center state completely different existed nevada route cities progressively shorter new roads paved largely region states earlier result dispute utah nevada auto trails paved converted highways route description highway enters utah nevada portion desert similar portions route nevada services point delta span roadway miles passing highway crosses mountain ranges confusion range kings canyon arriving shore lake lake intermittent lake fed snow melt mountain ranges eastern half water usually visible spring months highway follows lake delta scenery dramatically changes approaches delta route separate road approaches delta straight passage desert changes farming areas highway continues farms arriving mountainous terrain highway merges interstate cross range separates freeway meet interstate highways run concurrent point east colorado stretch highway miles long services routed crosses passes construction swell noted engineering specific feat excavation portion called required cubic yards rock bed miles roadway construction workers noted prior construction freeway man stand canyon touch sides canyon wall near routes run concurrent follow southern edge book cliffs grand junction colorado services present colorado span miles portion comes large number areas route visible dinosaur remains history modern route nevada utah iteration iteration system announced gap time states utah nevada feuding old auto trails paved new highway system nevada favored modern closely follows state utah refused consider west salt_lake_city officials perceived route carry california bound traffic directly nevada passing communities utah utah instead favored modern interstate west trail modern interstate favoring routes utah force travelers destined southern california use different route destined northern california traversing cities utah trail especially beneficial utah passed communities state las_vegas nevada utah prevailed continue follow salt_lake_city nevada wanted continuous route eastern nevada western utah arch shaped route proceeded north numbered route alternate highway merge route replaced highway returned numbered state route route second iteration second iteration origins formation extended west terminus colorado california eastern utah route existing alignment western utah route road delta route fully paved moved shorter alignment change ran concurrent colorado paved version exactly follow roads dirt route passed numerous mountain ranges great basin difficult route relocated follow north shore lake reduced number mountain ranges crossed moved alignment route remains today iteration modern route created iteration origins dispute route interstate utah planning stage colorado lobbied extension original proposal run colorado utah utah supported extension connect denver colorado salt_lake_city federal planners value route instead supported route connect denver los_angeles california built federally selected route changed routing concurrent portion modern delta previously numbered state route portion numbered state route portion transferred east green river closely follows original route minor major intersections
U.S. Route 50 in Utah