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Grade Separation Projects

This page was last updated on September 25, 2011.

Following is a list of federal grade separation projects in Utah.

Year
Approved
Location Description
1920 Ogden, Weber County Riverdale Road overhead crossing of UP tracks.  First proposed in 1919.  Federal funding became available in 1920, construction completed in 1924.
1924 Price, Carbon County U. S. 50 subway crossing of D&RGW tracks.  Approved March 1924.
1930 Ogden, Weber County Original U.S. 91 (30th Street) overhead crossing of UP tracks.  Approved July 1930.
1931 Lake Point Junction, Tooele County Alternate U.S. 40 overhead crossing of UP and WP tracks.  New highway called Garfield Cut‑Off, feeding directly into west 2100 South.  Approved 1931.
1932 Moark, Utah County U.S. 50 overhead crossing of D&RGW tracks at mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon.  Approved 1932.
1932 Colton, Carbon County U.S. 50 overhead crossing of D&RGW tracks east of Colton.  Approved November 1932.
1934 Bountiful, Davis County U.S. 89/91 subway crossing of Bamberger tracks.  The crossing is where the most intense highway traffic in the state, at 5,000 cars per day, crosses the most intense railroad traffic in the state, at 30 trains per day.  Approved March 1934.
1935 Midvale, Salt Lake County U.S. 89/91 subway crossing of UP/D&RGW tracks at 7900 South.  Approved March 1935.
1935 Brigham City, Box Elder County U.S. 30 subway crossing of UP and UIC tracks.  Approved November 1935.
1936 Springville, Utah County U.S. 50 subway crossing of D&RGW tracks.  Approved May 1936.
1936 Wanship, Summit County U.S. 189 overhead crossing of UP tracks.  Approved October 1936.
1936 Garfield, Salt Lake County Garfield‑Saltair Highway overhead crossing of UP and WP tracks.  Approved December 1936.
1936 Helper, Carbon County Janet Street subway crossing of D&RGW tracks.  Approved December 1936.
1937 Provo, Utah County Center Street overhead crossing of UP and D&RGW tracks.  100% federal funding.  Approved January 1937.
1937 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Wasatch Boulevard overhead crossing of D&RGW tracks at mouth of Parleys Canyon, "Stillman Bridge".  Approved September 1937.
1937 Pleasant Grove, Utah County U.S. 89/State Street subway crossing of UP tracks
1938 Hilltop, Sanpete County U.S. 89 overhead crossing of D&RGW tracks, near Milburn.  Approved June 1938.
1938 Provo Canyon, Utah County U. S. 189 overhead crossing of D&RGW tracks at Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir.  Approved June 1938.
1941 Altus, Summit County U.S. 40 subway crossing of D&RGW tracks near Parleys Summit.  Approved February 1941.
1941 Clearfield and Layton, Davis County Hill Field access road subway crossings of Bamberger.  Approved 1941.
1942 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County S.R. 201 (2100 South) overhead crossing of D&RGW tracks.  Approved September 1942.
1942   U.S. 91 overhead crossing of UP and UIC tracks.  Approved 1942.
1945 Sunset, Davis County Ogden Arsenal Entrance Road subway crossing of Bamberger tracks.  Approved May 1945.

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