Wyoming Highway 233
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 233 is a 19.29 miles (31 km) state highway
in south-central Lincoln County, Wyoming that serves the town of Frontier
and outlying areas to the northwest, including the Viva Naughton Reservoir. In addition Highway 233 provides access to the Kemmerer Municipal Airport
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. WYO 233 passes the Island Golf Club as it turns north from US 189. Almost immediately after, WYO 233 leaves Kemmerer and enters the small unincorporated community of Frontier
. Just past Frontier, Airport Road (former WYO 234) is intersected at 1.1 miles (1.8 km) and provides access to the Kemmerer Municipal Airport
. Past the airport spur, Highway 233 travels in a more northwesterly direction toward the Viva Naughton Reservoir which it reaches at just over 14 miles. Running along the east side of the reservoir
, Highway 233 reaches its northern terminus at Lincoln County Route 305 (Ham Forks Road) at 19.29 miles (31 km). CR 305 ontinues beyond Lake Viva Haughton and leads to the Commissary Ridge of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
State highway
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in south-central Lincoln County, Wyoming that serves the town of Frontier
Frontier, Wyoming
Frontier is an unincorporated community in southern Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It lies just north of the city of Kemmerer, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 6,932 feet . Although Frontier is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83121....
and outlying areas to the northwest, including the Viva Naughton Reservoir. In addition Highway 233 provides access to the Kemmerer Municipal Airport
Kemmerer Municipal Airport
Kemmerer Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Kemmerer, a city in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States....
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Route description
Wyoming Highway 233 begins its southern end at U.S. Route 189 at the northern city limits of KemmererKemmerer, Wyoming
Kemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of...
. WYO 233 passes the Island Golf Club as it turns north from US 189. Almost immediately after, WYO 233 leaves Kemmerer and enters the small unincorporated community of Frontier
Frontier, Wyoming
Frontier is an unincorporated community in southern Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It lies just north of the city of Kemmerer, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 6,932 feet . Although Frontier is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83121....
. Just past Frontier, Airport Road (former WYO 234) is intersected at 1.1 miles (1.8 km) and provides access to the Kemmerer Municipal Airport
Kemmerer Municipal Airport
Kemmerer Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Kemmerer, a city in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States....
. Past the airport spur, Highway 233 travels in a more northwesterly direction toward the Viva Naughton Reservoir which it reaches at just over 14 miles. Running along the east side of the reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
, Highway 233 reaches its northern terminus at Lincoln County Route 305 (Ham Forks Road) at 19.29 miles (31 km). CR 305 ontinues beyond Lake Viva Haughton and leads to the Commissary Ridge of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.