Utah State Route 268 grade-level at 400 West and continues east for another block before terminating at US-89 (Beck Street). The State Road Commission designated SR-268 in 1960, connecting proposed I-15 to SR-1 (US-89/US-91) along 600 North. Utah State Route 268 State Route 268 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah that connects I-15 to US-89 in a span of . The highway is completely within Salt Lake City and is routed along 600 North. The highway begins just west of the interchange with I-15 at 800 West. Immediately following that intersection, a short viaduct begins. After the structure tops out,
Capital punishment in Utah move forward with the death sentences of Dale Selby Pierre and William Andrews for crimes committed in 1974 prior to the reinstatement of capital punishment. They were later executed in 1987 and 1992, respectively. On January 17, 1977, Utah became the first state to execute a prisoner after the moratorium ended: Gary Gilmore was executed by a firing squad, having selected that method over hanging. Lethal injection was introduced in 1980 and in February of that year, the Utah State Legislature replaced the option of hanging with the option of lethal injection. The first bill proposing to eliminate the firing