Interstate 15

Interstate 15 is the fourth longest north -south Interstate Highway connecting the United States. With a total length of 2307 km it passes to the north of the Canadian border in the state of Montana to San Diego in California.

She touches it with Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California six U.S. states.

In Arizona Interstate 15 runs only on a length of 47 km through the extreme northwest of the state.

The largest towns on this route are Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.

History

Interstate 15 was built along the U.S. Highways 91 and replaced it by the year 1980 except for a short section in Utah and Idaho. In California, there were at San Bernardino an eastern bypass called I- 15E. This section has been known since 1982 as Interstate 215. Another bypass with the name I- 15W there were in Idaho, which bears the number 86 since the 1980s.

The last section of Interstate 15 was opened as a circumvention of Plymouth in Utah on November 20, 1990.

Since January 2009 for testing in two sections in Utah between Nephi and Scipio and between Fillmore and Kanosh a speed limit of 80 mph (130 km / h).

Course

California

Interstate 15 begins in the north east of San Diego on a cross with Interstate 8 and California State Route 15, you leave the urban area to the north and meets the California State Routes 52 and 163 Up in the metropolitan area of ​​Los Angeles, she runs almost parallel to the Pacific coast and to Interstate 5 north of Murrieta branches off Interstate 215, which is used as a bypass over San Bernardino. From this junction, to about the California State Route 91, I-15 is designated as the Corona Freeway to the city of Corona. After she wears to the second intersection with the I- 215 designation Ontario Freeway. In the same city of Ontario I-15 meets Interstate 10 After the metropolitan area of ​​Los Angeles extends it in a northeasterly direction over Hesperia and Barstow, at the Interstate 40 begins the border of the neighboring Federal State of Nevada.

Nevada

The first settlement in Nevada Primm. Interstate 15 leads to a large extent through sparsely populated areas with the exception of the city of Las Vegas. In the city of Las Vegas, it runs parallel to the Las Vegas Strip. She meets within the city limits on Interstates 215 and 515, as well as on the U.S. Highways 93 and 95 after the city of North Las Vegas it leaves the metropolitan area and reaches to the town mesquite the border with Arizona. Near Nevada Steve Lee died on October 5, 2010, lead singer of the Swiss hard rock band Gotthard, his injuries, which came into existence because of a motorcycle, which was hit by a truck and was then thrown in the direction of Lee.

Arizona

In Arizona, it extends only to a length of 47 kilometers through the Arizona Strip. She carries on the track name to Veterans Memorial Highway. The only larger towns on the Interstate are Littlefield and Beaver Dam. Interstate 15 runs mostly parallel to the Virgin River and until it reaches through the Virgin River Gorge, the Utah border.

Utah

The I-15 follows in Utah about 570 kilometers ( 354 miles ) the course of the former U.S. Highway 91 between St. George and Brigham City. It runs through much of the Dixie area and connects in Utah big cities such as Provo, Orem, Sandy, West Jordan, Salt Lake City, Layton and Ogden. In the south of the city of Cove Fort begins at the I-15 Interstate 70 in the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City Interstate hits 15 on Interstates 80 and 215, on U.S. Highway 89 between the cities of Ogden and Tremonton uses the I-15 along with Interstate 84, the same route.

Idaho

The first city in Idaho to Interstate 15 is Malad City. It continues north through the towns of Pocatello, Blackfoot and Idaho Falls. In the north of the city of Pocatello, the road meets Interstate 86, which runs west toward I-84. After crossing the pass, the Monida I- 15 reaches the Montana border.

Montana

Interstate 15 runs in Montana in the north. In the south of Butte I-15 meets Interstate 90 and Interstate 115 At Helena it crosses U.S. Highway 12 and east of Great Falls on U.S. Highway 89 after the Canadian border, the road goes to the Alberta Highway 4 over and leads up to Lethbridge.

Shuttle and Workarounds

  • Interstate 115 at Butte
  • Interstate 215 in Inland Empire
  • Interstate 215 in Las Vegas
  • Interstate 215 in Salt Lake City
  • Interstate 315 at Great Falls

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