Route information | ||||
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Maintained by UDOT | ||||
Length | 174.624 mi[1] (281.030 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-80 in Silver Summit | |||
US 189 in Heber City US 191 in Duchesne US 191 in Vernal | ||||
East end | US 40 at the Colorado state line (west of Dinosaur, CO) | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Utah | |||
Counties | Summit, Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The west end of U.S. Route 40 (US-40) is in the U.S. state of Utah at Silver Creek Junction in Silver Summit (about 20.7 miles (33.3 km) east of Salt Lake City) with Interstate 80. From there it heads southeast through Heber City and east into Colorado on its way to the Mid-Atlantic.