Last updated: December 11, 2023
Place
Echo Canyon Road
NPS Photo
Quick Facts
Location:
Leave westbound I-80 at Exit 178 (Emory).
Significance:
Echo Canyon Road evolved from an Indian trail into a wagon road, an early automobile highway (the Old Lincoln Highway), and a federal highway (U.S.-30).
MANAGED BY:
Many of these historic features are on private land; please observe them from the public right-of-way.
Echo Canyon Road evolved from an Indian trail into a wagon road, an early automobile highway (the Old Lincoln Highway), and a federal highway (U.S.-30). Today it is a narrow, winding frontage road. Proceed slowly and be prepared to stop along the road shoulder to view the historical features described in the entries below. Many of these historic features are on private land; please observe them from the public right-of-way.
Site Information
Location (Leave westbound I-80 at Exit 178, Emory)
A more detailed, full-color guide to all of the historic sites along Echo Canyon Road is available free from the Summit County Historical Society. Numbered brown signposts along Echo Canyon Road correspond to the Summit County historic sites guide. Also along this stretch of road are numbered red, white, and blue signposts that correspond to a separate Lincoln Highway tour guide. Copies of both guides are available from the Summit County Courthouse at 60 North Main Street in Coalville, Utah, about 8 miles south of Echo on I-80 (Exit 162). To request copies by mail, call (435) 336-3015.