Wyoming Highway 374
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Wyoming Highway 374 is a 25.37 miles (40.8 km) discontinuous east-west Wyoming
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 Sweetwater County that exists in two sections, with a short gap in between.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 374 begins its western end at exit 61 of Interstate 80, southwest of Granger
Granger, Wyoming
Granger is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 146 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Granger is located at ....

. WYO 374 travels along the north side of I-80, acting as a frontage road
Frontage road
A frontage road is a non-limited access road running parallel to a higher-speed road, usually a freeway, and feeding it at appropriate points of access...

, for just under 5 miles until it reaches U.S. Route 30 where it temporarily ends.
Further east along I-80/US 30, Highway 374 resumes at exit 68 at Little America
Little America, Wyoming
Little America is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 56 at the 2000 census. The community got its name from the Little America motel which was purposefully located in a remote location as a haven, not unlike the base camp the polar explorer...

. WYO 374 once again travels along the north side of I-80. At approximately 3.5 miles, Tenneco Road (CR 85) is intersected which provides access to exit 72 of I-80/US 30. Further east, Highway 374 reaches the southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 372
Wyoming Highway 372
Wyoming Highway 372 is Wyoming State Road, named La Barge Road, located in Sweetwater and Lincoln counties.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 372 begins its southern end at Wyoming Highway 374, west of James Town, near exit 83 of Interstate 80/U.S. Route 30. Highway 372 travels northwesterly,...

 (La Barge Road) at a T intersection. WYO 372 travels north from here to Wyoming Highway 28
Wyoming Highway 28
Wyoming State Highway 28 is a 2 lane State Highway stretching from its split from Wyoming Highway 372 near the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, across the high plains and over South Pass until its junction with US 287 south of Lander. It follows the route followed by settlers on the Oregon...

 and U.S. Route 189 while WYO 374 turns south and immediately intersects exit 83 of I-80/US 30.. Now Highway 374 travels eastward toward Green River
Green River, Wyoming
Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census....

 on the south side of the interstate. As WYO 374 enters James Town
James Town, Wyoming
James Town is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 552 at the 2000 census.-Geography:James Town is located at ....

, a census-designated place
Census-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...

 (CDP) west of Green River, Covered Wagon Road (CR 59) is intersected which provides access to exit 85 of I-80/US 30 and travels north to the Rolling Green Country Club. Shortly after, Highway 374 crosses the Green River
Green River (Utah)
The Green River, located in the western United States, is the chief tributary of the Colorado River. The watershed of the river, known as the Green River Basin, covers parts of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. The Green River is long, beginning in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and flowing...

 and at 20.43 miles (25.37 total) the highway reaches its eastern terminus at the Green River business routes of I-80 and US 30 (Flaming Gorge Way) in Green River
Green River, Wyoming
Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census....

. Traveling north of here is exit 89 of I-80/US 30, while traveling south heads into downtown Green River and to Wyoming Highway 530
Wyoming Highway 530
Wyoming Highway 530 is a state road that lies in southwestern Sweetwater County, Wyoming that runs along the west side of the Green River/Flaming Gorge Reservoir-Route description:...

..
Wyoming Highway 374 is not signed at any of its interchanges with Interstate 80

History

Wyoming Highway 374 is the original alignment of U.S. Route 30 from near Granger
Granger, Wyoming
Granger is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 146 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Granger is located at ....

 to Green River
Green River, Wyoming
Green River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census....

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Major intersections

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