Wyoming Highway 585
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 585 is a north-south Wyoming
State Road located in Weston and Crook counties in northwestern Wyoming.
in Four Corners
, and from there, travels north-northwest through the northeastern corner of Weston County and into Crook County. WYO 585 has an interchange with Interstate 90 (Exit 187) at 27.41 miles (44.1 km) in Sundance
. WYO 585 ends a half mile later at I-90 Business/US 14
(Cleveland Street).
had four US auxiliary routes: US 185, US 285, US 385, and US 485. It was possible that planners wanted WYO 585 to be made into US 585, however, that never happened.
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 Weston and Crook counties in northwestern Wyoming.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 585 starts it south end at US 85U.S. Route 85
U.S. Route 85 is a north–south United States highway that runs for in the Mountain - Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway 45...
in Four Corners
Four Corners, Wyoming
Four Corners is a small unincorporated town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. It is located in the Black Hills of northeastern Wyoming, at the intersection of U.S. Route 85 and Wyoming Highway 585. It is located north of Newcastle, southeast of Sundance, and southwest of Lead, South Dakota...
, and from there, travels north-northwest through the northeastern corner of Weston County and into Crook County. WYO 585 has an interchange with Interstate 90 (Exit 187) at 27.41 miles (44.1 km) in 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:...
. WYO 585 ends a half mile later at I-90 Business/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...
(Cleveland Street).
History
Wyoming Highway 585 was commissioned in 1933 and has kept its original alignment since then. In 1933, US 85U.S. Route 85
U.S. Route 85 is a north–south United States highway that runs for in the Mountain - Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway 45...
had four US auxiliary routes: US 185, US 285, US 385, and US 485. It was possible that planners wanted WYO 585 to be made into US 585, however, that never happened.