Wyoming Highway 450
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Wyoming Highway 450 is a 66.22 miles (106.6 km) 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
.
in Campbell County at Wyoming Highway 59
, just south of the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 387
. Highway 450 heads due east through Thunder Basin National Grassland
for much of its length. Nearing 21 miles, WYO 450 leaves Campbell County and enters Weston. The southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 116
is intersected at approximately 36.5 miles (58.7 km). Nearing its eastern end WYO 450 reaches the City of Newcastle
, the county seat of Weston County, where it ends at US Route 16.
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 in Campbell and Weston counties that provides travels between WYO 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:...
at 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 U.S. Route 16 at 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...
.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 450 begins its western end in the Town of WrightWright, 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...
in Campbell County 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:...
, just south of the eastern terminus of 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:...
. Highway 450 heads due east through Thunder Basin National Grassland
Thunder Basin National Grassland
The Thunder Basin National Grassland is located in northeastern Wyoming in the Powder River Basin between the Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills. The Grassland ranges in elevation from feet to and the climate is semi-arid. The Grassland provides opportunities for recreation, including hiking,...
for much of its length. Nearing 21 miles, WYO 450 leaves Campbell County and enters Weston. The southern terminus of Wyoming Highway 116
Wyoming Highway 116
Wyoming Highway 116 is a 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.-Route description:...
is intersected at approximately 36.5 miles (58.7 km). Nearing its eastern end WYO 450 reaches the City of 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...
, the county seat of Weston County, where it ends at US Route 16.