Wyoming Highway 216
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 216 is a US state highway
in the northeastern part of Laramie County, Wyoming
named Albin Road.
(Burns North Road) after just 3.4 miles. Highway 216 continues east, passing through Albin
between 15.83 and 16.18 miles.At 16.47 miles (26.5 km), WYO 216 intersects Wyoming Highway 215
(215's northern terminus). WYO 216 then continues east to Laramie County Route 164 (State Line Road), located on the Nebraska
–Wyoming
state line where it terminates.
were created the same year. WYO 216 began as a state route, but was quickly added to the U.S. route system as US 216. However, in 1936, US 216 became part of US 16, and the US 216 designation was deleted.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the northeastern part of Laramie County, Wyoming
Laramie County, Wyoming
Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital...
named Albin Road.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 216 begins its west end at an intersection with US 85, that is located 26 miles (41.8 km) northeast of the I-25/US 85 split. WYO 216 travels east intersecting Wyoming Highway 213Wyoming Highway 213
Wyoming Highway 213 is a state highway in the eastern part of Laramie County, Wyoming, named Burns Road, that provides travel between Interstate 80/U.S...
(Burns North Road) after just 3.4 miles. Highway 216 continues east, passing through Albin
Albin, Wyoming
Albin is a town in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albin is located about ENE of Cheyenne....
between 15.83 and 16.18 miles.At 16.47 miles (26.5 km), WYO 216 intersects Wyoming Highway 215
Wyoming Highway 215
Wyoming Highway 215 is a state highway in southeastern Wyoming that runs from its south end in Pine Bluffs north to Albin.-Route description:...
(215's northern terminus). WYO 216 then continues east to Laramie County Route 164 (State Line Road), located on the Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
–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 line where it terminates.
History
The Wyoming Highway 216 designation was originally commissioned in 1926 in Weston and Crook counties. US 16 and Wyoming Highway 116Wyoming Highway 116
Wyoming Highway 116 is a north-south Wyoming State Road located in central Weston and southern Crook counties, and travels from Wyoming Highway 450 south of Upton north to U.S. Route 14 at Sundance.-Route description:...
were created the same year. WYO 216 began as a state route, but was quickly added to the U.S. route system as US 216. However, in 1936, US 216 became part of US 16, and the US 216 designation was deleted.