State Street is a wide street in
Salt Lake County,
Utah leading almost straight south from the steps of the
Utah State Capitol Building, through
Salt Lake City (including
Downtown Salt Lake City),
South Salt Lake, western
Millcreek Township,
Murray (including the
Murray Downtown Historic District), eastern
Midvale,
Sandy (including the
Sandy Historic District and Downtown Sandy), and northwestern
Draper. Because it follows the most direct route from downtown Salt Lake City to the
Point of the Mountain pass to
Utah County, it was the undisputed main road south from Salt Lake City until
Interstate 15 was built to the west (but closely paralleling it). It retains the
US Highway 89 designation for all but the northernmost seven blocks (which are part of
State Route 186 instead) despite I-15's proximity. Due to its history as a route for long-distance travel, travel within the
Wasatch Front region, and travel between the cities along the east side of the
Jordan River, it has attracted a wide variety of retail and service businesses along its entire length, creating a nearly continuous commercial axis for the
Salt Lake Valley.