Omaha to Salt Lake City - Interstate 80

Why worry? We are always going up or down in the West.

Drove it about three years ago. Don't remember condition of highway at all, but don't think there are any steep mountain grades.

There are a few long uphill/downhill grades from Ft. Bridger, WY to SLC, but nothing that my 1999 Winnebago can't tackle. Ft. Bridger is about 35 miles from the Utah border.

I-80 should be fine. It may be a little rough from years of patching, but no worse than most of our interstate highway system. No major grades to worry about. The only real concern will be crosswinds, there are some wide open spaces on that stretch of road.

In Wyoming there's a pass west of Laramie that's a little over 8600 ft. In addition at some point you'll have to cross the Continental Divide. In Utah you'll have to drop down to Salt Lake City. As others have indicated, nothing major, assuming you drive with a little common sense.

Drove from Omaha to Sacramento last June. no problems for my gas moho.

Just be sure to use your engine braking to control speed on the down grades and all will be good. I have travelled that route several times.

Gee, btilfan, Sacramento. Did you get to meet our moon beam governor or any our spacey legislators?

Yes there are three big hazards in Nebraska that can pull you in, One at La Vista another at Kearney and the last at Sidney. It is The Cabela Stores don't stop you will spend money.

Jim R :B

Hello Kemer.

No need to go home and die (if that's a typical response on this board I may be done before I really get started).


Not much of Wyoming is very flat. Coming out of Cheyenne you're at 6,000' and climb steadily to around 8,600' over 30 miles. So nothing too bad but a 40mph headwind can make it seem like Everest. At the Summit you drop down from 8,600 to 7,200 in just a few miles, so keep it geared down and don't burn up your brakes.

Elk Mountain is a bump, but in the winter it can be the nightmare from hell bump. This time of year is fine though. You'll cross the Continental Divide twice in central Wyoming, west of Rawlins, as you cross the Great Divide Basin, but no hills to worry about on this stretch.

Between Fort Bridger and Evanston you cross the Three Sisters, three very long drawn out climbs that will make you tired of the sound of your engine sucking fuel at such an alarming rate. From Evanston it's mostly all downhill to SLC.

Hope you find this to be helpful.