Garfield Smelter Stack - N 40°
43.303’ W 112°
11.911’
In
November 1974 a landmark was completed at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains
near the south shore of the Great Salt Lake that has stood record strong for
over 37 years as Utah's tallest man-made structure.
At a height of 1,215 feet and a base
diameter of 177 feet this landmark, designated as the Garfield Smelter Stack,
is an impressive edifice especially considering that as Utah's tallest man-made
structure it was built in just 84 days.
Construction on the stack began on
August 26, 1974 and two and a half months later on November 17, 26,317 cubic yards of concrete had been
poured and reinforced with 900 tons of steel into a stack almost 3 times taller
than any man-made structure that has ever existed in Utah.
The cost to construct the stack
in 1974 was 16.3 million dollars, which is equivalent to about 70 million
dollars today. Also interesting to note is the fact that not only is The
Garfield Stack the tallest free standing structure in Utah it is also the only operating
smelter stack left in Utah.
The Garfield Smelter Stack's record
setting height is not just limited to comparisons within Utah, the stack is
also the tallest freestanding structure in North America west of the
Mississippi River. No building or freestanding structure in Houston, Seattle,
San Francisco or even Los Angeles is equal in height to this stack located just
17 miles west of Salt Lake City.
In
fact Chicago, New York City and Toronto Canada are the only cities in North
America with buildings taller than the Garfield Smelter Stack and at a height
of 1,215 feet the Garfield Smelter Stack is only 35 feet shorter then the
Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York City.
The Garfield Smelter Stack is also
the fourth tallest chimney in the world and in the western hemisphere only
Homer City, Pennsylvania and Sudbury, Ontario Canada have stacks taller than
the Garfield Smelter Stack.
The Garfield Smelter Stack Maps
The Garfield Smelter Stack Maps
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