The parkway travels north from Interstate I in northwestern Salt Lake City to an interchange named the Wasatch Weave in Farmington with two intermediate interchanges providing access to Woods Cross and Centerville. Wetlands of the nearby Great Salt Lake and nature preserves border the western side of the parkway while the eastern side roughly parallels Union Pacific and Utah Transit Authority rail lines and I On average, between 20, and 23, vehicles use the parkway daily.
Construction began in and was completed in , with the parkway opening in September of the same year. The parkway was controversial in its construction and was challenged in court several times before a compromise was met between the state and the Sierra Club , which limited the speed on the road and banned semi-trucks on the highway except in emergencies.
The interchange allows motorists from the Interstate to transfer onto Legacy Parkway and travelers to access I southbound. The parkway then turns northeasterly and back north again, meeting South at a diamond interchange , which also provides a connection to Redwood Road SR The eastern border of the Legacy Nature Preserve is formed by the parkway as it travels north.
In West Bountiful , the parkway curves to the northeast as it follows the contour of the wetlands which lie on the western side of the road. Before reverting to its original northerly direction, the route meets Parrish Lane SR at another diamond interchange. For the remainder of the parkway's length, I is located approximately feet 91 m east. Upon entering Farmington , the parkway gains one lane in each direction and intersects with the West Davis Corridor before terminating at a triple-junction with I, SR and U.
Route 89 west of Lagoon. The design of the road was re-envisioned to include extensive wetland protection west of the parkway and in the parkway median, a trail system along the side of the parkway, [ 7 ] and numerous pedestrian overpasses and underpasses for ease of access to the trail system. Many of the architectural features were also specially-designed to give the parkway a unique feel.
