Wyoming Highway 114
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 114 is a 10.82 miles (17.4 km), roughly north-south, Wyoming
State Road located in northeastern Park County and extreme northwestern Big Horn County. It provides travels between the communities of Garland
and Deaver
.
, a Census designated place (CDP) in northeastern Park County at U.S. Route 14A. WYO 114 heads north-northwest, passing by the Powell Country Club http://www.powellgolfclub.com/, as it leaves the community. Highway 114 curves north and is paralled by railroad tracks for a distance before it turns for the last time to head northeast to Deaver
. At 9.56 miles (15.4 km), WYO 114 crosses into Big Horn County and quickly enters the town of Deaver. WYO 114 crosses railroad tracks as it reaches its northern end at US 310/WYO 789
.
rather than Lovell
and Powell
in 1940, Wyoming Highway 14 and Wyoming Highway 114 were born. In the mid-1960s, Wyoming Highway 14 was redesignated as Alternate U.S. Route 14 while the WYO 114 designation remains till this day.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
State Road located in northeastern Park County and extreme northwestern Big Horn County. It provides travels between the communities of Garland
Garland, Wyoming
Garland is a census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Garland is located at ....
and Deaver
Deaver, Wyoming
Deaver is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Deaver is located at ....
.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 114 begins its southern end in the community of GarlandGarland, Wyoming
Garland is a census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Garland is located at ....
, a Census designated place (CDP) in northeastern Park County at U.S. Route 14A. WYO 114 heads north-northwest, passing by the Powell Country Club http://www.powellgolfclub.com/, as it leaves the community. Highway 114 curves north and is paralled by railroad tracks for a distance before it turns for the last time to head northeast to Deaver
Deaver, Wyoming
Deaver is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Deaver is located at ....
. At 9.56 miles (15.4 km), WYO 114 crosses into Big Horn County and quickly enters the town of Deaver. WYO 114 crosses railroad tracks as it reaches its northern end at US 310/WYO 789
Wyoming Highway 789
Wyoming Highway 789 is a state route in the U.S. state of Wyoming in the United States. Wyoming Highway 789 runs north to south from the Montana border to the Colorado border. For most of its length, it is joined with other routes....
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History
Wyoming Highway 114 was once part of U.S. Route 420 (between 1926 and 1936) and Wyoming Highway 420 (between 1936 and 1939). When US 14 was recommissioned to run through GreybullGreybull, Wyoming
Greybull is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greybull is located at ....
rather than Lovell
Lovell, Wyoming
Lovell is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,281 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lovell is located at ....
and Powell
Powell, Wyoming
Powell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,373 at the 2000 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.-Geography:Powell is located at ....
in 1940, Wyoming Highway 14 and Wyoming Highway 114 were born. In the mid-1960s, Wyoming Highway 14 was redesignated as Alternate U.S. Route 14 while the WYO 114 designation remains till this day.