Wyoming Highway 196
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Wyoming Highway 196 is a 49.84 miles (80.2 km) north-south 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 that travels through central Johnson County, closely paralleling Interstate 25. WYO 196 travels from Interstate 25/U.S. Route 87 at exit 249 south of Kaycee to I-25 Business/US 87 Business in Buffalo near Exit 298.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 196 begins at exit 249, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kaycee at the TTT Interchange with Interstate 25 and U.S. Route 87. Highway 196 heads north as it parallels I-25 and enters the town of Kaycee
Kaycee, Wyoming
Kaycee is a town in Johnson County, Wyoming in the USA. The population was 249 at the 2000 census. It is home to a museum that preserves the cattle ranching heritage of the area, especially the history of the Johnson County War....

 from the south assuming the name Nolan Avenue through the community. The western terminus of Wyoming Highway 192
Wyoming Highway 192
Wyoming Highway 192 is a state highway in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 192 begins its western end in Kaycee at an intersection with Wyoming Highway 196 and the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 191 . Exit 254 of Interstate 25/U.S. Route 87, which lies...

 (Sussex Road) and the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 191
Wyoming Highway 191
Wyoming Highway 191 is a state highway in Johnson County, Wyoming.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 191 begins its western end in the community of Mayoworth, located northwest of Kaycee. From there WYO 191 travels southeast towards Kaycee...

 (Mayoworth Road) is intersected in the community. Exit 254 of Interstate 25 can be accessed via WYO 191. WYO 196 continues north out of Kaycee, and north of there crosses under I-25/US 87 and parallels the highway to the west. Along its routing to Buffalo
Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County...

, no major highways are intersected besides local roadways, some of which provide access to the exits of I-25/US 87 between Kaycee and Buffalo.

WYO 196 enters the city of Buffalo
Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County...

 from the south and ends at Interstate 25 Business/US 87 Business (S. Main Street). Exit 298 of I-25/US 87 can be accessed via I-25 BUS/US 87 BUS south.

History

Wyoming Highway 196 is the former routing of U.S. Route 87
U.S. Route 87
U.S. Highway 87 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,998 miles from northern Montana to southern Texas. Most of the portion from Billings, Montana, to Raton, New Mexico, is co-signed along Interstates 90 and 25...

 prior to realignment along Interstate 25.

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