Wyoming Highway 22
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 22 is a Wyoming
state highway in Teton County
. WYO 22 spans 17.53 miles (28.2 km) from Idaho State Highway 33 at the Idaho-Wyoming state line to the concurrency of U.S. Highway 26/89/189/191 (Broadway) in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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state line at Idaho State Highway 33 (the continuation into Idaho) and heads east. WYO 22 passes through Teton Pass
, and later the community of Wilson
, a census designated place (CDP). Just east of Wilson, at 13.51 miles (21.7 km), WYO 22 intersects the southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 390 (Moose-Wilson Road) before crossing the Snake River
. WYO 22 continues east to the town of Jackson
where it ends at U.S. Highway 26/89/189/191 (Broadway).
. It followed Idaho State Highway 33 until the state line, then connected with WYO 22. Alternate US 20 used to end at the state line to connect and be redesignated as WYO 22, mainly because Wyoming didn't extend the route into the state. If that route were to be extended, it would have taken over the entire route of WYO 22, and overlap U.S. Highway 26 until it reached U.S. Highway 20 in Shoshoni
.
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 highway in Teton County
Teton County, Wyoming
Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area...
. WYO 22 spans 17.53 miles (28.2 km) from Idaho State Highway 33 at the Idaho-Wyoming state line to the concurrency of U.S. Highway 26/89/189/191 (Broadway) in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 22 travels from the IdahoIdaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
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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 line at Idaho State Highway 33 (the continuation into Idaho) and heads east. WYO 22 passes through Teton Pass
Teton Pass
Teton Pass is a high mountain pass located in the Teton Range in western Wyoming, between the towns of Jackson, Wyoming and Victor, Idaho. The pass provides access from the Jackson Hole valley to Teton Valley of southeastern Idaho, which includes the Grand Targhee Resort and the town of...
, and later the community of Wilson
Wilson, Wyoming
Wilson is a census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,294 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, a census designated place (CDP). Just east of Wilson, at 13.51 miles (21.7 km), WYO 22 intersects the southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 390 (Moose-Wilson Road) before crossing the Snake River
Snake River
The Snake is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...
. WYO 22 continues east to the town of Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County....
where it ends at U.S. Highway 26/89/189/191 (Broadway).
History
WYO 22 used to connect to former Alternate US 20. That route used to begin at U.S. Highway 20 at Sugar City, IdahoSugar City, Idaho
Sugar City is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,242 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Rexburg, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. It followed Idaho State Highway 33 until the state line, then connected with WYO 22. Alternate US 20 used to end at the state line to connect and be redesignated as WYO 22, mainly because Wyoming didn't extend the route into the state. If that route were to be extended, it would have taken over the entire route of WYO 22, and overlap U.S. Highway 26 until it reached U.S. Highway 20 in 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...
.