State Route 151 sometimes known as the South Jordan Parkway, is a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

 connecting SR-154 and South Jordan

South Jordan, Utah

South Jordan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area...

 to I-15 and Sandy

Sandy, Utah

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....

. The route spans 4.24 miles (6.82 km) in southern Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...

. The route was formed in 1987 as a connection between SR-68 and I-15, including a proposed stretch of road between 1300 West and 1000 West. The state extended maintenance of the road to SR-154 in 2001.

Route description

The highway begins at the intersection of SR-154 (Bangerter Highway) and 10400 South in South Jordan

South Jordan, Utah

South Jordan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah. The city lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains and is part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area...

. Heading east on the latter, a four-lane road, the road shifts slightly to the north immediately past the intersection. At 3200 West the road loses one lane in each direction. The route continues east and intersects with several local roads before reaching SR-68 (Redwood Road), where the route widens to four lanes again. Past 1300 West, the highway begins to dip southeast and gains a fixed center median. After passing Mulligan's South golf course

Golf course

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 and crossing the Jordan River

Jordan River (Utah)

The Jordan River in the U.S. state of Utah is a river about long. Regulated by pumps at its headwaters at Utah Lake, it flows northward through the Salt Lake Valley and empties into the Great Salt Lake. Four of Utah's five largest cities—Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan and...

 and Jordan River Parkway

Jordan River Parkway

The Jordan River Parkway is an approximately urban park that runs along the Jordan River within the US state of Utah. The parkway follows along the river from Utah Lake in Utah County, through Salt Lake County and onto the Great Salt Lake in Davis County. The majority of a mixed-use trail has...

 trail, it straightens out to the east and becomes 10600 South while entering Sandy

Sandy, Utah

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....

. Right before reaching I-15, the road passes under Union Pacific and UTA FrontRunner railroad bridges. The highway crosses over I-15 and terminates at a single-point urban interchange

Single-point urban interchange

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 serving the freeway at exit 293.

History

State Route 151 was formed in 1987 as a link between SR-68 and I-15. The state would build a road in between 1300 West and 1000 West that would connect 10400 South and 10600 South. In 1992, Sandy

Sandy, Utah

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is a suburb of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,461 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah....

 requested the state to assume jurisdiction of 10600 South from I-15 eastward to SR-71. The Utah Department of Transportation

Utah Department of Transportation

The Utah Department of Transportation is an agency of the state government for the U.S. state of Utah. The agency is usually referred to by its initials UDOT . UDOT is charged with maintaining the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office...

 approved the measure assuming all conditions were met; however, the eastward extension never occurred to SR-151. In 2001, another stretch of proposed roadway was added to the state highway system, from SR-68 west to SR-154.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...

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