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[38] [39] It was also part of the Victory Highway west of Salt Lake and the Lincoln Highway east of Salt Lake at this time. Most of the route had been improved but some stretches of graded road remained. [40] In 1937, parts of the route near Wanship were numbered US-530. [41] In 1950, the highway near Echo was designated US-30S and US-189. [42]
At Winnemucca, I-80 is joined by the Feather River Route; I-80 runs parallel to this railroad until the Utah state line. [4] View east along I-80 from an overpass approaching Carlin Canyon. The freeway is within visual distance of the river for most of this run.
Prior to 2007, I-80 Bus. was the only connection to the city of Wendover from Utah. However, a new partial diamond interchange, which allows traffic from I-80 to exit going westbound and for traffic to enter I-80 eastbound, [11] at Aria Boulevard was constructed. [35]
It runs through many major cities, including Oakland, Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Omaha, Des Moines, and Toledo, and passes within 10 miles (16 km) of Chicago, Cleveland, and New York City. I-80 is the Interstate Highway that most closely approximates the route of the historic Lincoln Highway, the first
Construction crews are working around the clock to repair the ginormous hole along I-80 near Exit 40 in Wharton that caused massive traffic delays a day after Christmas.
The longest is Interstate 15 (I-15) at 400.592 miles (644.690 km) and the shortest is I-215 at 28.946 miles (46.584 km). One unique former route is Interstate 415, which was never signed as such, and was only used as a temporary designation for the eastern portion of what is now the Interstate 215 belt loop around Salt Lake City. [2]
From SR-201 it continues north and ends at California Avenue in Salt Lake City. Future development plans will have it continue past California Avenue and curve northwest once again before ending at a junction with Interstate 80 at about 6100 West in Salt Lake City (a few miles west of the Salt Lake City International Airport).
A massive $900 million project is being planned to replace bridges and widen lanes on Route 80 west from Totowa to Hackensack.