Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 39 | Road to Vernal Benefits Basin

ROAD D l BENEFITS BASIN HASIN Victory Vic ory Highway G Gives ves r Ui Uintah int h Ba Basin i hi Access Aces t to t State Capital An vAn 3 hl of Immeasurable value to the basin Js s the completion of oC i the theU itU U S. S 40 Victory highway from Salt Lake to Vernal rhe highway Is n now w surfaced ur with gravel l practically the dis dla distance tance tanco until the pavement In Salt Lake county count fSr and auto auto- a. a auto automobiles tom to- to m mobiles s. s negotiate th the trip from the tho state capital to 10 the easternmost city at th ba lh Ith case cias caseIn In rive to six ho hours rs Since Sinco the l hope of L rt t railway r entering basin continues continues con con- con con- to b be deferred deerr d apparently for or an nn Indefinite period completion of of the U. U S. S 40 highway was the theone theone theone one thing to do do-a do and do-and and d It was done The Uintah basin Utah minded Is I and ItS Ita Inhabitants have resisted the tho blandishment of or neighboring states to barter the birthright of or th the homeland Cooperation of the Ule Uler r federal air aid road toad bureau the state road commission th the national r forest service and nd the tho commission commissioners ers ers of- of Uintah Duchesne and Wa Va Wasatch VaS S. S satch an counties all intimately associated asso asso- led elated in In tho the endeavor brought brought about the tho completion of the highway high highway wa way this this' year ear and to these agencies appreciation and credit Is 15 du due MAIN ARTERY In rn tho very ery nature of or things the thc U. U S. S 40 io ll hl highway hway b being tho the one main a artery artery- rt ry o ot or tra travel to Salt Sal t LaKe e. e arid and points west and to Denver DIm and pointy points ast t a to a. a constant improvement improvement improve improve- e ment of or f feeder i r roads roads and and highways in Uintah and Duchesne counties will bo bo thel immediate result of oC its in the tho basin Is r the thc agricultural livestock dairying dairying- poultry raising rals- rals ing In and other Industries steadily expanding and nd Increasing their re respective re- re o outputs In Jn tho the past the greatest t handicap to expansion of industries In the tho basin consisted of ofIn In Inadequate transportation facilities es principally the tho lack of good roads The basin now looks forward forward for tor ward to completion of or the U. U S S. S 40 highway to the Utah Colorado border a distance of or thirty six miles Tho state of or Colorado has underway und under way r. a t movement mO gravel gravet this highway the mire tr dis distanced dJs dJs- from the thorp Utah Colorado Colorado border border border bor- bor bor bor- der to the C Kansas Colorado line deeming this work ork n necessary to at attract attract tract tourist travel over over the high way wn way com commensurate len with its importance im Jm m as aR n a tra transcontinental ar te tery of ot travel The permanent route of the highway ay between Y Vernal and the Utah Colorado border borer has has' nol not nol yet been definitely fixed und and when this is done It U will win t probably r shorten short short- shorten en eJ en th the distance by by from Crom Hv flue to fit fifteen teen mn miles ROAD IMPROVED During the summer 2 the he naU nations national forest service o had a caterpillar and grader cre crew at nt work on the Ver Ver- nal highway Narrow places on trio the summit section le and on other other oth oth- er r stretches and other other other oth oth- er improvements forest service ser will wUl continue this work nc next t year nS as as funds are available Motor MotO travel tra over o this highway 1 i during the during tito p past st was marked by by-an by M In Increase In- In crease crease of ot thau thag per cent cent as UI cOP P compared t with 13 1928 8 The Tho highway Is the tho northern outlet for tor Ashley valley products of all sorts orts on one v of f the most mOISt scenic roads in Utah a 3 link connecting between the Victory and Lincoln highways and a a. short ct from Yellowstone national park by virtue of connecting with the Wyoming Wyoming highway h highway system tem to toMel Mess Me i Verde naU national nal park palk in southwestern southwest southwest- ern em Colorado The Vernal Manila highway Is part arl of or tho the Ut Utah h state highway system and Is so st designated edon ed on the state road rood commissions commission's official