Wyoming Highway 320
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 320 is a north–south state road in central Platte County, Wyoming that connects I-25 Business and US 87 Business in Wheatland
. to US 26
in Dwyer, and was once part of the Yellowstone Highway.
. From here WYO 320 heads north, intersecting East Laramie River Road at 4.6 miles (7.4 km), which can take you west to I-25 (exit 84). Highway 320 continues north till its end at US 26
in Dwyer
between Lander
and Shoshoni
between 1939 and 1950. It was originally US 320 between 1926 and 1938 but in 1939 was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 320. In 1940, when US 287 and Wyoming Highway 287 were rerouted, Wyoming 320 was extended southwest to Lander
. WYO 320 maintained this until 1950, when US 26 was commissioned. WYO 320 lasted until 1954, when Wyoming Highway 789
was commissioned, thereby replacing it.
Additionally, The highway that currently carries Wyoming Highway 320 was originally part of US 87 and before that US 185 (US 185 between Cheyenne and Casper was decommissioned and replaced with US 87 in 1936) Between 1956 and the 1980s, as more of Interstate 25 was completed, the original routing of US 87 was recommissioned on the Interstate 25
freeway.
Wheatland, Wyoming
Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at ....
. to US 26
U.S. Route 26
U.S. Route 26 is an east–west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and Oregon. The...
in Dwyer, and was once part of the Yellowstone Highway.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 320 begins its south end at I-25 Business/US 87 Business (9th Street/Swanson Road) in WheatlandWheatland, Wyoming
Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at ....
. From here WYO 320 heads north, intersecting East Laramie River Road at 4.6 miles (7.4 km), which can take you west to I-25 (exit 84). Highway 320 continues north till its end at US 26
U.S. Route 26
U.S. Route 26 is an east–west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and Oregon. The...
in Dwyer
History
Wyoming Highway 320 was originally designated in Fremont County along what is now Wyoming Highway 789Wyoming 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....
between Lander
Lander, Wyoming
Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just...
and Shoshoni
Shoshoni, Wyoming
Shoshoni is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 635 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Shoshone tribe of Native Americans, most of whom live on the nearby Wind River Indian Reservation...
between 1939 and 1950. It was originally US 320 between 1926 and 1938 but in 1939 was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 320. In 1940, when US 287 and Wyoming Highway 287 were rerouted, Wyoming 320 was extended southwest to Lander
Lander, Wyoming
Lander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just...
. WYO 320 maintained this until 1950, when US 26 was commissioned. WYO 320 lasted until 1954, when Wyoming Highway 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....
was commissioned, thereby replacing it.
Additionally, The highway that currently carries Wyoming Highway 320 was originally part of US 87 and before that US 185 (US 185 between Cheyenne and Casper was decommissioned and replaced with US 87 in 1936) Between 1956 and the 1980s, as more of Interstate 25 was completed, the original routing of US 87 was recommissioned on the Interstate 25
Interstate 25
Interstate 25 is an Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway. I-25 stretches from Interstate 10 at Las Cruces, New Mexico, , to Interstate 90 in Buffalo, Wyoming, .Interstate 25 is the main north–south expressway through...
freeway.