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The Original Wyoming State Highway System (1922)
[edit]In 1922, the state of Wyoming commissioned, for the first time, a numbered route system. This did not entirely replace the named highways, but the numbered routes made directions much easier to follow. The numbering system did not follow any kind of pattern, except that most routes had numbers that ended in "0," "1," or "5."
When the U.S. route numbering system was implemented in 1926, most of the original Wyoming state routes gave way to the new system. A few routes, such as Wyo. 65 and Wyo. 70, remained in service for several years after 1926, but all of the original state highways were renumbered by the 1950s.[1]
In fact, only a few years passed before the United State highway system was commissioned. Many of Wyoming's state highways were renumbered in 1926 to correspond to the national system. The original Wyoming highway designations were cosigned with the new U.S. routes until the 1930s.
Former State Highways in Wyoming
[edit]| WY | Route | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Replaced by |
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Wyoming Highway 10 (1926) | US 30/Utah SR 4 at Utah State Line near Evanston | US 30 at Nebraska state line near Pine Bluffs | 1922 | 1930 | US 30 |
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Wyoming Highway 11 (1926) | US 85 at Colorado State Line | US 310 at Montana state line | 1922 | ~1930 | US 85, US 20, US 26, US 87, US 310 |
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Wyoming Highway 12 (1926) | US 187 at Montana state line | US 16 South Dakota state line | 1922 | ~1930 | US 14, US 16, US 87, US 187 |
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Wyoming Highway 13 (1926) | US 20/WYO 11 in Worland | US 85 at South Dakota state line | 1922 | ~1930 | US 216, US 14, US 16, US 85 |
| File:WY-15.svg | Wyoming Highway 15 (1926) | US 30/ WYO 10 in Rock Springs | US 87/WYO 80 (US 287/191/26/189) at Moran | 1922 | ~1930 | US 191, US 189, US 26 |
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Wyoming Highway 22 (1926) | WYO 13 in Upton | US 16/ WYO 12 in Sundance | 1922 | ~1930 | WYO 116 |
| File:WY-25.svg | Wyoming Highway 25 (1926) | (1) US 30 at Granger Junction | (1) to Utah state line NOTES(2) Wyo. 89 from Border to Idaho State Line(3) U.S. 89 from Idaho State Line to Alpine Junction(4) U.S. 26 from Alpine Junction to Idaho State Line(5) Wyo. 22 from Idaho State Line to Jackson | 1922 | ~1930 | US 530, US 30, WYO 89, US 89, WYO 22 |
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Wyoming Highway 26 (1926) | US 14-16-20 at East Entrance Yellowstone National Park | US 310, WYO 11 in Greybull | 1926 | ~1930 | US 14, US 16, US 20 |
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Wyoming Highway 28 (1926) | US 87/WYO 80 at Diversion Dam Junction | US 87/WYO 81 in Riverton | 1922 | ~1930 | US 26 |
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Wyoming Highway 30 (1926) | US 85/WYO 11 north of Cheyenne | US 85, WYO 13 in Newcastle | 1922 | ~1930 | US 85, US 18 |
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Wyoming Highway 31 (1926) | US 85/WYO 11 in Dwyer | US 26 at Nebraska state line east of Torrington | 1922 | ~1930 | US 26 |
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Wyoming Highway 35 (1926) | US 530/WYO 25 in Frontier | WYO 15 in Daniel | 1922 | ~1930 | US 189 |
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Wyoming Highway 36 (1926) | US 20/WYO 26, WYO 91 in Cody | US 310/WYO 11 in Deaver | 1922 | ~1930 | US 14A, WYO 114 |
| File:WY-40.svg | Wyoming Highway 40 (1926) | Colorado state line | US 30/WYO 10 in Cheyenne | 1922 | ~1930 | US 87 |
| File:WY-41.svg | Wyoming Highway 41 (1926) | US 85/WYO 11, US 20 in Orin | US 20 at Nebraska state line near Van Trassel | 1922 | ~1926 | US 20, US 18 |
| File:WY-42.svg | Wyoming Highway 42 (1930) | US 85/WYO 11, US 30 in Cheyenne | US 30 at Nebraska state line near pine Bluffs | 1930 | ~1930 | US 30 |
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Wyoming Highway 50 (1926) | US 185 at Colorado State Line | US 30/WYO 10, WYO 70 in Laramie | 1922 | ~1930 | US 287 |
| File:WY-60.svg | Wyoming Highway 60 (1926) | US 30/WYO 10 in Bosler | US 85/WYO 11 in Wheatland | 1922 | ~1926/1930 | WYO 26, WYO 34 |
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Wyoming Highway 65 (1926) | US 30/WYO 10 in Evanston | Utah SR 3 at Utah state line | 1922 | little after 1940 | WYO 89 |
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Wyoming Highway 70 (1926) | US 30/WYO 10 from Walcott | Us 30/WYO 10, US 185/WYO 50 in Laramie | 1922 | 1930s | WYO 130, WYO 230 |
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Wyoming Highway 71 (1926) | US 87/WYO 80 at Muddy Gap Junction [to Casper] | US 187/WYO 12 in Sheridan | 1922 | ~1930 | US 187, US 87E, WYO 220, US 87 |
| File:WY-80.svg | Wyoming Highway 80 (1926) | US 87/WYO 80 at Yellowstone National Park (S. ent) | US 30/WYO 10 in Rawlins | 1922 | ~1930 | US 287 |
| File:WY-81.svg | Wyoming Highway 81 (1926) | US 87/WYO 80 in Lander | US 20/WYO 11 in Shoshoni | 1922 | ~1930 | WYO 789, US 26 |
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Wyoming Highway 91 (1926) | Meeteetse | US 20/WYO 26, WYO 36 in Cody | 1922 | ~1930 | WYO 120 |
| WY | Route | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed |
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Wyoming Highway 14 (1940-1965) | US 14/US 16/US 20/WYO 120 in Cody | US 14 in Burgess Junction | 1940 | 1965 |
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Wyoming Highway 26 | US 30/US 287 in Bosler | I-25/US 87 in Wheatland | 1926/1930? (by 1933) | 1950 |
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Wyoming Highway 65 | UT 30 at Utah - Wyoming State Line | US 30 near Sage | 1926 | 1936 |
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Wyoming Highway 75 | WYO 487 in Shirley Basin | WYO 487 in Shirley Basin | early 1970s | 1970s |
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Wyoming Highway 76 (1930s) | WYO 87 (WYO 789) in Baggs | WYO 70 (WYO 230) in Riverside | 1930s (by 1933) | ? |
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Wyoming Highway 87 | CO 13 at Colorado - Wyoming State Line | US 30 at Creston Junction | 1933 | 1940 |
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Wyoming Highway 91 (1936-1939) | 1936 | 1939 | ||
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Wyoming Highway 116 (1926-1936) | US 310 in Lovell | US 87E (US 14/US 14A)at Ranchester | 1926 | 1936 |
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Wyoming Highway 116 (1940-1945) | 116 was made to replace Wy 316 b/w Midwest-Edgerton & Gillette via mod-day Wy387 & Wy59. | 1940 | 1945 | |
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Wyoming Highway 155 | US 26/US 85 | WYO 156 | ||
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Wyoming Highway 176 | WYO 120 | WYO 120 | ||
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Wyoming Highway 185 | US 20 in Orin | US 14/US 16 in Gillette | late 1920s | early 1930s |
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Wyoming Highway 197 | WYO 192 | Fort Reno, Spreader Dams, and Hoe Ranch | ||
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Wyoming Highway 216 | US 16 at Moorcroft | US 85 at Newcastle | 1926 | 1936 |
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Wyoming Highway 217 | I-80/US 30 near Hillsdale | Laramie CR 140 | 2009 | |
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Wyoming Highway 218 | I-80/US 30 | Laramie CR 102 | 2009 | |
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Wyoming Highway 226 | I-25/US 87 in Cheyenne | WYO 210 in Cheyenne | ||
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Wyoming Highway 234 | WYO 233 near Kemmerer | Kemmerer Municipal Airport | ||
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Wyoming Highway 250 | WYO 487 in Shirley Basin | Freeland | (by 1977) | 1978-1990s |
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Wyoming Highway 274 | US 18/US 20 in Mannville | US 18/US 20 in Mannville | 1984 | early 1990s |
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Wyoming Highway 287 (1926-1936) | US 30N at Kemmerer | US 187 at Daniel Junction | 1926 (1930)(by 1933) | 1936 |
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Wyoming Highway 287 (1936-1940) | US 287 in Lander | US 287 at Diversion Dam; southeast of Dubois | 1936 | 1940 (1939) |
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Wyoming Highway 287 (1940-1950) | US 287 | US 287 | 1940 | 1950 |
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Wyoming Highway 292 | WYO 120 | Clark | ~1985 | |
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Wyoming Highway 293 | WYO 120 north of Cody | early 1990s | ||
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Wyoming Highway 297 | WYO 292 near Clark | Clark | ~1985 | |
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Wyoming Highway 310 (1930-1950) | Powell | Lovell | 1939 | 1939 |
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Wyoming Highway 316 | Midwest | Gillette | 1926-1933 (by 1933) | 1940 |
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Wyoming Highway 320 (1930-1950) | Lander | Riverton | 1930 | 1950 |
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Wyoming Highway 320 (1950-1954) | Riverton | Shoshoni | 1950 | 1954 |
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Wyoming Highway 322 | WYO 211 | I-25/US 87/WYO 313 | ||
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Wyoming Highway 330 | CO 13 at Colorado - Wyoming State Line | US 30 at Creston Junction | 1940 | 1954 |
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Wyoming Highway 373 | Utah SR 260 (US 191) Colorado state line | I-80/US 30 | 1982 | |
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Wyoming Highway 387 | WYO 120 | WYO 120 | early 1930s | |
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Wyoming Highway 414 | South Dakota state line | Montana state line | 1936 | 1939 |
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Wyoming Highway 416 | US 20 in Greybull | US 14 at Burgess Junction | 1926 | 1936 |
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Wyoming Highway 420 | US 20 at Thermopolis | US 20 at Cody | 1926 (by 1933) | 1945 |
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Wyoming Highway 452 | US 16 in Newcastle | US 16 in Newcastle | ||
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Wyoming Highway 514 | US 14 at Devil's Tower | SD 24 at South Dakota state line | 1938 | 1961 |
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Wyoming Highway 520 | US 20 in Greybull | US 14 Burgess Junction | 1936 | 1940 |
references
[edit]- ^ State Route History
- ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/res/assets/Maps/Historic/wy_transportation.jpg
http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthernRockies/Wyoming/unitedstates1926ra_067.html
http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthernRockies/Wyoming/unitedstates1926ra_066.html
