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Travel through southeastern Utah’s canyon country on the road named for the nation’s bicentennial. Build the drive around archaeology, river crossings and dramatic desert geology.
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Follow the many routes used by westbound emigrants seeking new lives and gold. Trail ruts, desert crossings and interpretation reveal both the difficult journeys and their consequences for Native peoples.
Discover the story →Discover the early coast-to-coast highway through town centers, road markers and surviving alignments. The route changed over time, so the pleasure lies in exploring selected sections and the communities they connected.
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Trace the nineteenth-century migration from Nauvoo toward the Salt Lake Valley. Interpretive places tell stories of faith, displacement, wagon travel and the hardships endured by some handcart companies.
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Explore the pack-trade routes between Santa Fe and Los Angeles. Desert landscapes and historic communities recall trade, cultural exchange and the difficult histories of exploitation along the corridor.
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Follow the short-lived horse-relay mail system across the West. Restored stations, museums and desert landscapes make the distance and effort of carrying news feel tangible.
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