Infrastructure
Transportation
Beaver County is located at the confluence of rail and interstate highway traffic in southern Utah. Situated on I-15, Beaver City is the midpoint for truck traffic between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. Milford City is home to the only employee base Union Pacific Hub between Ogden Utah and Las Vegas.
Distance from Beaver to major metro areas:
| City | Miles |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake City, UT | 199 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 227 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 285 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 460 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 491 |
| Denver, CO | 526 |
Rail Transportation
Milford, UT is home to well over 100 Union Pacific employees. Both trainmen and rail maintenance crews are headquartered in Milford assuring any local rail served industry of the best rail service. Circle Four Farms (a Murphy Brown Company) is currently the largest rail served industry in the Milford area an is capable of receiving 100 car unit train shuttles. Other rail served industries include Heritage Plastics, Western Utah Copper and local hay producers.