![]() ![]() *** The first world land-speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats was set on September 3, 1935, by Sir Malcolm Campbell. World land-speed record times represent an electronically-timed average of two runs over the measured mile, within a one hour time period – one run in each direction. *** Timing of world land-speed record runs is under the jurisdiction of the United States Automobile Club. Due to the curvature of the earth, it is impossible to see from one end of the course to the other. *** The total length of the course that includes the measured mile varies from year to year, but for recent runs it has been laid out in a path 80 feet wide and approximately ten miles long, with a black reference stripe down the middle. The elevation along the course is approximately 4,218 feet above sea level. Utah’s famed measured mile is located approximately seven miles beyond this marker, well in front of the mountains you see on the horizon. Historical Marker Text: Photo 2 by John Henderson, January 29, 2022.Īnd Utah’s Famed Measured Mile – Site of World Land-Speed Record Runs The Race Track can be found by taking Exit 4, and then following the signs to travel North, and then East.Photo 1 by John Henderson, January 29, 2022. We saw countless professional photographers and videographers doing their thing, but there is plenty of room for everyone! ![]() Personally, we found the Westbound stop to be more easily accessible. There are rest area style stops both Eastbound and Westbound along Interstate 80. The area is open to the public for general frolicking and enjoyment. And it definitely looks and feels like you are traversing ancient lands, or even the alien surfaces of distant planets! Remnants of Pleistocene-Era Lake Bonneville, this is the largest area of salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake. Over 30,000 acres of wide open salt fields surround Interstate 80, just East of the Nevada / Utah Border. Chancing across the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Bonneville Salt Flats International Speedway was another unexpectedly awesome gem of a find on the slow but lovely ride back East! ![]()
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