Utah State Route 201 to connect to North Temple). In 1939, the state legislature designated State Route 201, running west on 2100 South from State Street (US-40/US-91) to US-50 (9180 West) in Magna. By 1954, US-50 was moved south to an alignment through central Utah, the old routing mostly replaced by US-50 Alternate (US-50A). However, US-50A was placed in Salt Lake City on 2100 South west of State Street, replacing the SR-201 designation. By 1965, US-40 was realigned along Foothill Drive (then US-40A), the Utah Highway Department believing the Foothill route was more direct in connecting with North Temple toward the airport. US-40A was
Utah State Route 159 as the "Gandy Road." This road travels up Snake Valley toward Gandy, Callao, and eventually to Wendover. The route number "159" was previously used for other roads in the state system, including what is now SR 111 (western Salt Lake Valley) from 1933 to 1945 and the Dividend, Utah road from 1945 to 1969. The current incarnation of SR-159 was designated in 1979 by the Utah State legislature, and has not been changed since. Utah State Route 159 State Route 159 (SR-159) is a state highway in west-central Utah that runs from the junction of SR-21 in Garrison to US-6/US-50