Bonneville Salt Flats Bill Rishel and two local businessmen tested the suitability of the salt for driving on by taking a Pierce-Arrow onto the surface of the flats. A railway line across the Bonneville Salt Flats was completed in 1910, marking the first permanent crossing. The first land speed record was set there in 1914 by Teddy Tetzlaff. Entertainment filmed at the salt flats include portions of "Knight Rider", "Warlock", "Independence Day" (1996) and , "SLC Punk", "Cremaster 2" from "Cremaster Cycle", "The Brown Bunny", "The World's Fastest Indian", "Gerry", "The Tree of Life", "Top Gear", "" and "". Furthermore, the Pontiac Bonneville
South Salt Lake, Utah Community College and Westminster College. Utah State University has a satellite campus located within the Granite District Offices at 2500 South State Street, also in South Salt Lake. South Salt Lake, Utah South Salt Lake is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 23,617 at the 2010 census. Incorporated in 1938, South Salt Lake celebrated its 75th-year Diamond Anniversary in 2013. Nestled among and often confused for neighboring larger cities, it is close to everything from golf courses to a downtown night life while