Legacy Parkway
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| Great Salt Lake Legacy Parkway Scenic Byway | ||||
Legacy Parkway, highlighted in red
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| Defined by Utah Code §72-4-112 | ||||
| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length: | 11.500 mi (18.507 km) | |||
| Existed: | September 13, 2008 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 I-215 in Salt Lake City
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 SR-105 in Centerville
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| North end: |
   I-15 / US-89 / SR-225 in Farmington
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| Counties: | Salt Lake, Davis | |||
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Legacy Parkway (designated as State Route 67, SR-67) is an 11.5-mile-long (18.5 km) four-lane controlled-access parkway located almost completely within Davis County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah. The parkway travels north from Interstate 215 (I-215) in northwestern Salt Lake City to an interchange named the Wasatch Weave in Farmington with two intermediate interchanges providing access to Woods Cross and Centerville. Wetlands of the nearby Great Salt Lake and nature preserves border the western side of the parkway while the eastern side roughly parallels Union Pacific and Utah Transit Authority rail lines and I-15.
Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2008, with the parkway opening in September of the same year. The parkway was controversial in its construction and was challenged in court several times before a compromise was met between the state and the Sierra Club, which limited the speed on the road and banned trucks on the highway except in emergencies. In addition to the restrictions on speed and trucks, the road was reduced from a six-lane expressway to a four-lane parkway. On average, between 20,000 and 23,000 vehicles use the parkway daily.
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