Wyoming Highway 387
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Wyoming Highway 387 is a state road that travels from extreme northeast Natrona County, Wyoming through extreme southeast Johnson County, Wyoming and into southwest Campbell County, Wyoming.
(Exit 227). The Highway heads 6 miles (9.7 km) until it reaches the Town of Midwest
where it meets the northern terminus of Wyoming Highway 259
(Old US 87
). WYO 387 continues east entering the Town of Edgerton
just shortly after leaving Midwest. At 19.3 miles (31.1 km) WYO 387 intersects the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 192
(Sussex Rd). At approximately 38 miles (61.2 km), WYO 387 intersects the southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 50
at Pine Tree Junction. From there Highway 387 heads in a more northeasterly direction towards its east end. At 57.81 miles (93 km), Wyoming Highway 387 ends at Wyoming Highway 59
in Wright
.
and Gillette
. U.S. Route 185 was commissioned in 1926 to run from Cheyenne, Wyoming
to Orin
. It was proposed that US 185 continue north to Gillette, via US 20 between Orin and Douglas, and via Wyoming Highway 59
between Douglas and Gillette. But the road now carrying WYO 59 did not exist. So when Highway 59 was constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s, it carried the designation US 185. After the Great Recommissioning of 1936, Wyoming 185 was renumbered to Wyoming 387, since the route directly connected to the new U.S. 87, not U.S. 85. In 1945, the 387 designation was changed to WYO 59.
Wyoming Highway 387 was recommissioned in the late 1940s to run from US 87 in Midwest to Wyoming Highway 59 in Wright. Wyoming Highway 387 maintained this route until the 1980s, when I-25 was completed. At that time, Wyoming 387 was extended west along old US 87 to meet the new I-25. Old US 87 south of Midwest became Wyoming 259.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 387 begins its west end at I-25/US 87U.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...
(Exit 227). The Highway heads 6 miles (9.7 km) until it reaches the Town of Midwest
Midwest, Wyoming
Midwest is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midwest is located at ....
where it meets the northern terminus of Wyoming Highway 259
Wyoming Highway 259
Wyoming Highway 259 is a north-south Wyoming state road located in northeastern Natrona County, Wyoming, north of Casper.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 259 begins its southern end at an interchange with I-25/US 87 . Highway 259 heads north to the Town of Midwest just east of the Town of Edgerton...
(Old US 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...
). WYO 387 continues east entering the Town of Edgerton
Edgerton, Wyoming
Edgerton is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 169 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Edgerton is located at ....
just shortly after leaving Midwest. At 19.3 miles (31.1 km) WYO 387 intersects the eastern 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 Rd). At approximately 38 miles (61.2 km), WYO 387 intersects the southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 50
Wyoming Highway 50
Wyoming Highway 50 is a north-south Wyoming State Road located in the southwestern and central part of Campbell County that travels from Wyoming Highway 387 at Pine Tree Junction north to Interstate 90, US 14/US 16/WYO 59 in Gillette.-Route description:...
at Pine Tree Junction. From there Highway 387 heads in a more northeasterly direction towards its east end. At 57.81 miles (93 km), Wyoming Highway 387 ends at Wyoming Highway 59
Wyoming Highway 59
Wyoming Highway 59 is a long north–south state highway that runs from Douglas to the Montana–Wyoming State Line, where the roadway continues as Montana Highway 59.-Douglas:...
in Wright
Wright, Wyoming
Wright is a town in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2010 census.- History :Settlement began in the area near Wright in the 1970s, with the creation of the Black Thunder Coal Mine, the largest mine in the Powder River Basin and most productive mine in the...
.
History
In 1936, Wyoming Highway 387 was commissioned to replace US 185 between DouglasDouglas, Wyoming
Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,288 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Converse County...
and Gillette
Gillette, Wyoming
Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas...
. U.S. Route 185 was commissioned in 1926 to run from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
to Orin
Orin, Wyoming
Orin is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Interstate 25/U.S. Route 26/U.S. Route 87 and U.S. Route 18/U.S. Route 20. Orin is about southeast of Douglas. A Union Pacific Railroad line runs through the community....
. It was proposed that US 185 continue north to Gillette, via US 20 between Orin and Douglas, and via Wyoming Highway 59
Wyoming Highway 59
Wyoming Highway 59 is a long north–south state highway that runs from Douglas to the Montana–Wyoming State Line, where the roadway continues as Montana Highway 59.-Douglas:...
between Douglas and Gillette. But the road now carrying WYO 59 did not exist. So when Highway 59 was constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s, it carried the designation US 185. After the Great Recommissioning of 1936, Wyoming 185 was renumbered to Wyoming 387, since the route directly connected to the new U.S. 87, not U.S. 85. In 1945, the 387 designation was changed to WYO 59.
Wyoming Highway 387 was recommissioned in the late 1940s to run from US 87 in Midwest to Wyoming Highway 59 in Wright. Wyoming Highway 387 maintained this route until the 1980s, when I-25 was completed. At that time, Wyoming 387 was extended west along old US 87 to meet the new I-25. Old US 87 south of Midwest became Wyoming 259.