Wyoming Highway 116
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Wyoming Highway 116 is a 60.97 miles (98.1 km) 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
.
on Wyoming Highway 450
approximately half-way in between Wright
and Newcastle
. Highway 116 heads north through central Weston County, and turns northeast to Upton. WYO 116 enters Upton from the southwest, and intersects U.S. Route 16 (2nd Street) at approximately 32.5 miles (52.3 km). Highway 116 turns northwest and overlaps US 16 for a short distance through Upton, before leaving US 16 for its own routing, along Ash Street, toward Sundance
.
Route 116 continues to travel northerly, but as it nears the Crook County line, turns east and runs roughly parallel to it before turning north and crossing into Crook County. Highway 116 continues toward Sundance as it travels through the south-central part of the county. Route 116 reaches its northern terminus at 60.97 miles (98.1 km) at I-90 Business and U.S. Route 14
at the western edge of Sundance. Exit 185 on Interstate 90 lies just west of Highway 116's northern terminus and Wyoming Highway 585
can be reached by turning east onto I-90 Business and U.S. Route 14 into Sundance.
The first routing of WYO 116 was commissioned around 1926 and was related to old U.S. Route 16. U.S. Route 116 ran from US 310 at Lovell
east to U.S. 87E at Ranchester
over modern-day US 14A and US 14
. The connection would be a short routing along U.S. 87E between Ranchester and Sheridan
(Modern-day US 14 between Greybull
and Burgess Junction was then known as WYO 416). The first designation lasted only 10 years and was decommissioned in 1936.
In 1936, US 116, WYO 116, and US 420 were recommissioned as US 14. Wyoming Highway 416 then became Wyoming Highway 520. In 1940, WYO 116 was revived to replace Wyoming Highway 316
between Midwest
-Edgerton
and Gillette
along modern day Wyoming Highway 387
and Wyoming Highway 59
. This lasted until 1945, when a the current routings of Wyoming 59 and 387 emerged.
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 located in central Weston and southern Crook counties, and travels from Wyoming Highway 450 south of Upton
Upton, Wyoming
Upton is a town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. The slogan for the town is "The best town on earth".-Geography:Upton is located at ....
north to U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming
In the U.S. state of Wyoming U.S. Route 14 runs east west across the northern part of the state. The road connects South Dakota on the east with Yellowstone National Park on the west...
at Sundance
Sundance, Wyoming
Sundance is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Sun Dance ceremony practiced by several North American Indian Nations.-Sundance in popular culture:...
.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 116 begins its southern end south of UptonUpton, Wyoming
Upton is a town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 872 at the 2000 census. The slogan for the town is "The best town on earth".-Geography:Upton is located at ....
on Wyoming Highway 450
Wyoming Highway 450
Wyoming Highway 450 is a east-west Wyoming State Road in Campbell and Weston counties that provides travels between WYO 59 at Wright and U.S. Route 16 at Newcastle.-Route description:...
approximately half-way in between 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...
and Newcastle
Newcastle, Wyoming
Newcastle is a city in and the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,065 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Newcastle is located at...
. Highway 116 heads north through central Weston County, and turns northeast to Upton. WYO 116 enters Upton from the southwest, and intersects U.S. Route 16 (2nd Street) at approximately 32.5 miles (52.3 km). Highway 116 turns northwest and overlaps US 16 for a short distance through Upton, before leaving US 16 for its own routing, along Ash Street, toward Sundance
Sundance, Wyoming
Sundance is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Sun Dance ceremony practiced by several North American Indian Nations.-Sundance in popular culture:...
.
Route 116 continues to travel northerly, but as it nears the Crook County line, turns east and runs roughly parallel to it before turning north and crossing into Crook County. Highway 116 continues toward Sundance as it travels through the south-central part of the county. Route 116 reaches its northern terminus at 60.97 miles (98.1 km) at I-90 Business and U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming
In the U.S. state of Wyoming U.S. Route 14 runs east west across the northern part of the state. The road connects South Dakota on the east with Yellowstone National Park on the west...
at the western edge of Sundance. Exit 185 on Interstate 90 lies just west of Highway 116's northern terminus and Wyoming Highway 585
Wyoming Highway 585
Wyoming Highway 585 is a north-south Wyoming State Road located in Weston and Crook counties in northwestern Wyoming.- Route description :Wyoming Highway 585 starts it south end at US 85 in Four Corners, and from there, travels north-northwest through the northeastern corner of Weston County and...
can be reached by turning east onto I-90 Business and U.S. Route 14 into Sundance.
History
Wyoming Highway 116 has had three major routings from 1926 to today.The first routing of WYO 116 was commissioned around 1926 and was related to old U.S. Route 16. U.S. Route 116 ran from US 310 at Lovell
Lovell, Wyoming
Lovell is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,281 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lovell is located at ....
east to U.S. 87E at Ranchester
Ranchester, Wyoming
Ranchester is a town in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 701 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ranchester is located at ....
over modern-day US 14A and US 14
U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming
In the U.S. state of Wyoming U.S. Route 14 runs east west across the northern part of the state. The road connects South Dakota on the east with Yellowstone National Park on the west...
. The connection would be a short routing along U.S. 87E between Ranchester and Sheridan
Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...
(Modern-day US 14 between Greybull
Greybull, Wyoming
Greybull is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greybull is located at ....
and Burgess Junction was then known as WYO 416). The first designation lasted only 10 years and was decommissioned in 1936.
In 1936, US 116, WYO 116, and US 420 were recommissioned as US 14. Wyoming Highway 416 then became Wyoming Highway 520. In 1940, WYO 116 was revived to replace Wyoming Highway 316
Wyoming Highway 316
Wyoming Highway 316 is an east-west Wyoming state road in central Platte County.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 316 begins its western end in on the eastern side of Wheatland at I-25 Business/US 87 Business...
between 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 ....
-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 ....
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...
along modern day Wyoming Highway 387
Wyoming Highway 387
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.-Route description:...
and 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:...
. This lasted until 1945, when a the current routings of Wyoming 59 and 387 emerged.