Wyoming Highway 13
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Wyoming Highway 13 is an east–west route (Southwest-Northeast Route) Wyoming
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 known as Arlington Road located in eastern Carbon
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....

 and western Albany county.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 13 begins its western end at I-80 in Arlington
Arlington, Wyoming
Arlington is an unincorporated community in southeastern Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstate 80 and WYO 13, northwest of Laramie and east of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County...

 located in Carbon County
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....

. From there, WYO 13 travels northeast, passing thorough McFadden before reaching the Albany County line at 9.29 miles (15 km). WYO 13 continues its northeastern track through Albany County for another 8.47 miles (13.6 km) to its east end at US 30/US 287 in Rock River
Rock River, Wyoming
Rock River is a town in Albany County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 235.-Geography:Rock River is located at ....

.

According to aaroads.com, the Arlington exit (Exit 272) off Interstate 80 is known to be one of the worst sections along the entire transcontinental freeway in terms of wind, ice, and snow. The Interstate is frequently closed due to wind and snow. In addition to that, as recently as February 2002, Exit 272 was not marked as Wyoming Highway 13, even though that route begins at this exit.

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