State Route 171 (SR-171) is a

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in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area in northern Utah that runs from SR-111 in Magna in the west side of the city to Interstate 215 in the city of Millcreek in the eastern part valley. In its sixteen-mile span, the route is named 3500 South and 3300 South.

Route description

From SR-111 in Magna, the highway (known as 3500 South) runs due east with between one and four general-purpose lanes in each direction until its junction with Redwood Road ( SR-68), where it veers to the northeast before again straightening out to the east. Other than the west end, this portion is entirely within West Valley City. The route passes through the former towns (now neighborhoods) of Hunter and Granger as well as West Valley City's modern downtown area near I-215 (which overlaps with historic Granger). The intersection with Bangerter Highway ( SR-154) was the first continuous flow intersection built in Utah. At the intersection with 2700 West just west of I-215, the route crosses Green Line (TRAX) light rail tracks near their terminus at the (West Valley Intermodal Hub. Between about SR-154 and Market Street (near 2700 West and I-215), dedicated bus lanes for

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3500 South MAX 3500 South MAX was a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in northwestern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) that ran between Magna, West Valley City, and South Salt Lake. It opened for service on July ...

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line run in the median. Utah State Route 171 approaching Interstate 215

East of Redwood Road and the curve where it becomes 3300 South, SR-171 continues due east with two to three lanes in each direction, passing through

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and Millcreek Township (and very small segments near former SR-181 bordering Salt Lake City), until its terminus. It is the first road south of 2100 South that provides access, for travelers from the west, to

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or other points east of the Union Pacific-'' FrontRunner'' railroad right-of-way; other roads in the area are blocked by Union Pacific's

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. About two blocks east of the bridges carrying the Union Pacific railroad, ''FrontRunner'' railroad, and I-15 over the route, there is also a

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with

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's Blue and Red lines next to

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. Just before reaching former SR-181, SR-171 becomes much steeper than at any point to the west (other than when it ducks under the Union Pacific-''FrontRunner'' right-of-way), and from there it continues to climb the East Bench foothills until its terminus at I-215 in Millcreek. The entire route is included as part of the National Highway System.

History

3300 South/3500 South was added to the state highway system west of

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on April 24, 1916, along with 8400 West north to 2100 South (which was already a state highway); on November 13 of that year, East 3300 South to a connection with the old Territorial Road in Parley's Canyon (also already part of the system) became a state highway.Fourth Biennial Report, State Road Commission, 1915 and 1916
pp. 214, 218 In 1919, when the state legislature redefined the state road system to include only a short list given in the law and any federal aid projects, West 3300 South remained as part of the Lincoln Highway, and became part of SR-4 and US-40 in the 1920s, but East 3300 South was given back to the county until 1935. That year, the legislature created State Route 171, occupying that street from State Street (by then designated SR-1 and US-91) east to

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(just east of present

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). SR-210 was created in 1941, beginning at SR-4 (now I-80) at the mouth of Parley's Canyon and running south on Wasatch Boulevard to Little Cottonwood Canyon; that route was truncated in 1945, and the portion on Wasatch Boulevard between SR-171 and SR-4 became an extension of SR-171. In 1962, SR-171 was extended west to SR-111 in Magna, replacing SR-4 (which was moved to present I-80 as SR-2); in 1965, the eastern terminus was reverted to the interchange with I-215 at Wasatch Boulevard (as I-215 had replaced the purpose of Wasatch Boulevard). Utah Department of Transportation
Highway Resolutions
, updated November 2007, accessed May 2008

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Utah State Route 171 State Route 171 (SR-171) is a state highway in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area in northern Utah that runs from SR-111 in Magna in the west side of the city to Interstate 215 in the city of Millcreek in the eastern part valley. In its sixt ...

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