Aerial View of Thistle Lake on December 05, 1983
US 89 (Utah County)--Photographs
Disasters--Utah-Spanish Fork Canyon
This image documents the Thistle Flood that began in April 1983 with a massive mud slide that created an earthen dam, blocking the flow of the Spanish Fork River. In addition to severing Highway 89 as a transportation route, the dam destroyed the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, cutting off the railroad link between Salt Lake and Denver. As flood waters rose, the town of Thistle (located on Highway 89) was inundated with the water that would form Thistle Lake. Massive construction efforts were made between 1983 and 1984 to reconstruct rail and road lines, as well as divert and drain water from Thistle Lake into the nearby Spanish Fork River.
Utah Department of Transportation
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 25, Photo 83252-34.
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Aerial View of the Thistle Drainage Tunnel on December 05, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 26, Photo 83252-48.
Aerial View of the Thistle Junction and Construction Area on December 05, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 27, Photo 83252-73.
Toppled Buildings at Thistle on December 10, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 30, Photo 83256-69.
Highway 89 and Highway 6 Signs on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 31, Photo 83257-7.
Power Lines and Flooded Building at Thistle Lake on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 31, Photo 83257-25.
Thistle School Building Ruins on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 32, Photo 83257-51.
Interior of the Thistle School Building Ruins on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 32, Photo 83257-55.
Abandoned Buildings at Thistle on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 33, Photo 83257-66.
Flooded Buildings and Ruined Road Sign at Thistle on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 37, Photo 83257-239.
Highway 89 Through Thistle on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 38, Photo83257-254 .
Highway 89 Road Sign and Flooded Buildings at Thistle on December 13, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 38, Photo 83257-261.
Detonation at the Thistle Road Cut on December 16, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 39, Photo 83263-18.
Thistle Lake Overlook on December 16, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 39, Photo 83263-216.
Flooded Homes at Thistle on December 16, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 40, Photo 83263-6.
Downed Highway 89 Road Sign on December 16, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 42, Photo 83263-127.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 48, Photo 83267-18.
Homes and Downed Power Line at Thistle on December 31, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 48, Photo 83267-72.
Ice Wall on Highway 89 Near Thistle on December 31, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 49, Photo 83267-323.
Highway 89 Junction Sign Near Thistle on December 31, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 49, Photo 83267-372.
Thistle Lake Drainage Tunnel on December 31, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 52, Photo 83267-278.
Abandoned Railroad Crossing at Thistle on December 31, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 56, Photo 83267-154.
Mileage Marker Sign and Flooded Building at Thistle on December 31, 1983
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 57, Photo 83267-4.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 60, Photo 84001-149.
Halls Falls and Thistle Mud Slide Area on January 12, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 62, Photo 84001-111.
View of the Rerouted Highway Road Cut on January 12, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 63, Photo 84001-39.
Halls Falls Drainage Area on January 12, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 64, Photo 84001-51.
Thistle Lake Drainage Tunnel on January 12, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 64, Photo 84001-128.
Thistle Mud Slide Area on January 18, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 65, Photo 84004-29.
Highway 89 Restrictions Road Sign Near Thistle on January 18, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 65, Photo 84004-65.
Construction at Thistle Lake on January 18, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 66, Photo 84004-43.
Thistle Building Ruins on January 16, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 67, Photo 84004-127.
Thistle Mud Slide and Thistle Lake on January 16, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 68, Photo 84004-8.
Thistle School Building Ruins on May 26, 1984
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 71, Photo 84073-2.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 71, Photo 84073-10.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 71, Photo 84073-15.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Official Photographs: Thistle Disaster Documentation, Series 25229, Box 3, Folder 71, Photo 84073-18.
Davis County (Utah)
United States Highway 89
Roads--Signs
Advertising
Scenic 89 tourism road sign photographed along Highway 89 in Davis County as part of a project by the State Department of Highways to document Utah highways signs.
Utah State Department of Highways
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 2. Folder 14.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 2. Folder 15.
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Harlem Globetrotters road sign in Davis County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 2. Folder 16.
Lightning Cafe road sign in Garfield County
Garfield County (Utah)
Scenic 89 tourism road sign photographed along Highway 89 in Garfield County as part of a project by the State Department of Highways to document Utah highways signs.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 3. Folder 14.
Pink Cliffs Motel & Cafe road sign in Garfield County
Glen Canyon Trading Post road sign in Garfield County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 3. Folder 15.
The Pines Motel Cafe road sign in Garfield County
Welcome to Panguitch road sign in Garfield County
Bryce Canyon Cafe road sign in Garfield County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 3. Folder 16.
Hi-Way 89 Lodge road sign in Garfield County
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 3. Folder 18.
Page Arizona road sign in Garfield County
Kane County (Utah)
Scenic 89 tourism road sign photographed along Highway 89 in Kane County as part of a project by the State Department of Highways to document Utah highways signs.
Utah State Archives and Records Service, Outdoor Advertising Sign Inventories, Series 959, Box 5. Folder 1.
The Drifter Restaurant road sign in Kane County