Other interchanges — Utah Permit Test

Other interchanges on the Utah permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

At a diverging diamond interchange the two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side of the bridge over or under the freeway.

For a few hundred feet you drive on the other side of the road. It feels wrong and it removes every left-turn conflict.

A particular type of highway interchange is one in which two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side of the bridge over or under the freeway.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.43

A diverging diamond interchange improves efficiency by eliminating many of the left-turn conflicts at the ramps.

Left turns across traffic are where interchanges jam and where they crash. Removing the conflict removes both.

Eliminating many of the left-turn conflicts at the ramps, improves interchange efficiency.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.43

At a thru turn intersection drivers travel through the intersection, make a signalized U-turn at a location removed from it, and return to make a right turn.

Left turns are removed by sending everyone past and round. It is longer in distance and shorter in waiting.

Instead, motorists travel through the intersection, make a signalized U-turn at a location removed from the intersection, and return to the intersection, where they will make a right turn.
Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.43

On the test

What happens to traffic at a Utah diverging diamond interchange?

It crosses to the opposite side. For a few hundred feet you drive on the other side of the road. It feels wrong and it removes every left-turn conflict. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.43: “A particular type of highway interchange is one in which two directions of traffic on the non-freeway road cross to the opposite side of the bridge over or under the freeway.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, published by the Utah Driver License Division, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-22.