Wyoming Highway 193
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Wyoming Highway 193 is a 6.19 miles (10 km) north-south Wyoming
State Road that runs through southern Sheridan County and the extreme northern part of Johnson County and serves the community of Story
.
Wyoming Highway 193 begins its southern end at U.S. Route 87 and Wyoming Highway 346 near the Fort Phil Kearny Historic Site
and northwest of Interstate 90 (Exit 44). WYO 346 is the designation for the old southern section of US 87 that has been closed due to landslides. Because of the landslides, US 87 temporarily overlaps WYO 193 in its entirety. Highway 193 travels northwesterly towards the community of Story
, reaching the community at just under 4 miles where it intersects the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 194
. Leaving the eastern edge of Story, WYO 193 heads north to the unincorporated
community of Banner
where it reaches its northern terminus at U.S. Route 87 and its unsigned concurrent
designation of Wyoming Highway 344.
In the late 1990s, a short section of US 87/WYO 344 between Interstate 90 north of Buffalo
and Sheridan
, at the Massacre Hill Historic Site, had been permanently closed due to recurring landslides. According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation
, the stretch of roadway has ongoing and costly maintenance problems, with the most recent landslides closing the roadway as of the Spring of 1998. Because repairing the roadway could potentially damage the historic site, WYDOT recommends that through traffic use either Interstate 90 or Wyoming 193 as an alternate route.
As a result of the landslide on US 87, Wyoming petitioned the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
(or AASHTO) to reroute US 87 over Highway 193 in the late 1990s, however was denied. Consequently, a detour for US 87 follows WYO 193 since it is unlikely that US 87 will be reconstructed at its current location.
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 that runs through southern Sheridan County and the extreme northern part of Johnson County and serves the community of Story
Story, Wyoming
Story is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 887.-Geography:Story is located at ....
.
Route description
Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Construction began Friday July 13, 1866 by Companies A, C, E and H of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, under the direction of the regimental...
and northwest of Interstate 90 (Exit 44). WYO 346 is the designation for the old southern section of US 87 that has been closed due to landslides. Because of the landslides, US 87 temporarily overlaps WYO 193 in its entirety. Highway 193 travels northwesterly towards the community of Story
Story, Wyoming
Story is a census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 887.-Geography:Story is located at ....
, reaching the community at just under 4 miles where it intersects the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 194
Wyoming Highway 194
Wyoming Highway 194 is a east-west Wyoming State Road that runs though the community of Story in southern Sheridan County.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 194 travels from an area called Grandma's Mountain and the state fish hatchery west of Story...
. Leaving the eastern edge of Story, WYO 193 heads north to the unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
community of Banner
Banner, Wyoming
Banner is an unincorporated community in southern Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads near Interstate 90, south of the city of Sheridan, the county seat of Sheridan County. Its elevation is 4,580 feet . Although Banner is unincorporated, it has a post office,...
where it reaches its northern terminus at U.S. Route 87 and its unsigned concurrent
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
designation of Wyoming Highway 344.
History
In the late 1990s, a short section of US 87/WYO 344 between Interstate 90 north of Buffalo
Buffalo, Wyoming
Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County...
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...
, at the Massacre Hill Historic Site, had been permanently closed due to recurring landslides. According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation
Wyoming Department of Transportation
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is a government agency charged with overseeing transportation infrastructure for the U.S. state of Wyoming...
, the stretch of roadway has ongoing and costly maintenance problems, with the most recent landslides closing the roadway as of the Spring of 1998. Because repairing the roadway could potentially damage the historic site, WYDOT recommends that through traffic use either Interstate 90 or Wyoming 193 as an alternate route.
As a result of the landslide on US 87, Wyoming petitioned the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines which are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States...
(or AASHTO) to reroute US 87 over Highway 193 in the late 1990s, however was denied. Consequently, a detour for US 87 follows WYO 193 since it is unlikely that US 87 will be reconstructed at its current location.