northbound I-15 approaching 900 South, 1973

            For whatever reason, it took eight years for UDOT to install these signs after I-15 opened through this stretch. Before that, ground-mounted, miniscule signs indicated the exits.

This photo is from one of 145 boxes I've been perusing at the State Archives in downtown. These photos come from the Utah Department of Transportation, and were taken mostly by Cal Briggs or Gerald E. Peterson. The photos are sorted by year (with the exception of the first several boxes), and span from 1965 to 1997. Most are black-and-white negatives, though one can find prints here and there, as well as color slides.

I have to hand it to the staff over there—without them, none of these photos would be on Flickr and they'd be sitting in some box for ages. My sincerest thanks goes out to them.

Used by permission, Utah State Archives, all rights reserved.

Taken in: United States / Utah / Salt Lake City (show map)

Taken on: April 16, 1973

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX L18, f/4.7, 1/135 sec, 17.1mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX L18
Aperture:	f/4.7
Exposure Time:	0.007 sec (1/135)
Focal Length:	17.1mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cool White Fluorescent
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Nikon Transfer 2.0 W
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