Wyoming Highway 377
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 377 is a fairly short 1.96 miles (3.2 km) Wyoming
state road in central Sweetwater County that serves the community of Point of Rocks
and the Jim Bridger Power Plant.
located east of Rock Springs
. WYO 377 travels eastward along the north side of Interstate 80/US Route 30, which it parallels. At just under 2 miles, Highway 377 ends, as state maintenance ends, however the roadway will continue north, as 9 Mile Road, providing access to and from the Jim Bridger Power Station. The Jim Bridger Power Station is a 2,110 megawatt facility owned by PacifiCorp
is one of the largest coal-fired electric power generation facilities in the western United States.
) through this area and parallels Interstate 80 which carries the present day routing of US 30.
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 in central Sweetwater County that serves the community of Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks, Wyoming
Point of Rocks is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of three. According to the United States Census Bureau, it is one of only nine places nationwide with a population of three people...
and the Jim Bridger Power Plant.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 377 begins its western end at exit 130 of Interstate 80/US 30 in Point of Rocks, a Census-designated placeCensus-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
located east of Rock Springs
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975....
. WYO 377 travels eastward along the north side of Interstate 80/US Route 30, which it parallels. At just under 2 miles, Highway 377 ends, as state maintenance ends, however the roadway will continue north, as 9 Mile Road, providing access to and from the Jim Bridger Power Station. The Jim Bridger Power Station is a 2,110 megawatt facility owned by PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp is an electric power company in the northwestern United States.PacifiCorp has three primary subsidiaries:# Pacific Power is a regulated electric utility with service territory throughout Oregon, northern California, and southeastern Washington.# Rocky Mountain Power is a regulated...
is one of the largest coal-fired electric power generation facilities in the western United States.
History
Highway 377 is the former alignment of US 30 (Lincoln HighwayLincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America.Conceived and promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, originally through 13 states: New York, New Jersey,...
) through this area and parallels Interstate 80 which carries the present day routing of US 30.