Wyoming Highway 89
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Wyoming Highway 89 is a north-south state road that jumps in and out of Wyoming
three times, and runs through the western edges of and Uinta County, Wyoming
and Lincoln County, Wyoming.
(Exit 5) and Wyoming Highway 150
in Evanston
. (The roadway continues south of I-80/US 189 as WYO 150 to the Utah border). From Exit 5, WYO 89 heads north as Front Street into downtown Evanston. At 0.44 mile (0.7081096 km), Highway 89 turns north onto Highway 89 north. From here, WYO 89 runs concurrent
for a short distance with I-80 Business/US 189 Business until it intersects Bear River Drive where the business routes turn east. As Highway 89 leaves Evanston behind the roadway heads northwest. The highway passes through the former coal mining camp of Almy and reaches the Town of Bear River
just before reaching the Utah
state line. Bear River is one of Wyoming's newest towns, being incorporated in 2001. Just after leaving Bear River, WYO 89 temporarily ends at Utah State Route 16
.
in Woodruff, Utah
at 10.51 miles (16.9 km) from its start at WYO 89. Utah SR-16 ends at Utah SR-30
in Sage Creek Junction, Utah at 29.36 miles (47.3 km). Utah SR-30 'East' takes you back to the Utah-Wyoming State Line, where at 33 miles (53.1 km), SR-30 ends and WYO 89 resumes.
at the Utah
-Wyoming
state line west of Sage, Wyoming. WYO 89 travels northeast to US 30
at Sage. Here, WYO 89 turns north to join US 30 as it heads north
, north to one-half mile east of the Idaho
-Wyoming
state line. This section is also known as the Emigrant Trail. At 36.11 miles (58.1 km), US 30/WYO 89 intersects WYO 231
(E. Main St.) and WYO 232
in the Town of Cokeville. From there WYO 89 continues with US 30 north. At 46.51 miles (74.9 km), WYO 89 ends its concurrency with US 30 near Border, Idaho.
.
for a very short length of 0.8 miles (1.3 km), until it ends at US 89
in Geneva, Idaho.
in 1924, this route was defined as Wyoming Highway 65. With the introduction of US routes in 1926, the route between Cokeville
and Star Valley
was renamed Wyoming Highway 89, while the section south of Sage remained designated as WYO 65. This was done in the hopes that US 89 would be extended north into Wyoming. US 89
was extended in 1936 along old Wyoming 287. Wyoming Highway 89 was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 91
to avoid confusion between the two highways, while Highway 65 kept its original number. However, within a few years, US 89 was rerouted to its current route in Utah
and Idaho
, and US 189 was created along old Wyoming 287. As a result, Wyoming recommissioned Wyoming Highway 89 over both WYO 65 and WYO 91.
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...
three times, and runs through the western edges of and Uinta County, Wyoming
Uinta County, Wyoming
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,742 people, 6,823 households, and 5,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
and Lincoln County, Wyoming.
Southern Segment
Wyoming Highway 89 has two different segments to its route. The first starts at I-80/US 189U.S. Route 189
U.S. Route 189 is a spur of U.S. Route 89. It currently runs for 322 miles from Provo, Utah at Interstate 15 to Jackson, Wyoming. The highway was not part of the original 1926 U.S. Highway system. The highway was created in the 1930s, absorbing former U.S. Route 530 and a portion of U.S. Route 30S...
(Exit 5) and Wyoming Highway 150
Wyoming Highway 150
Wyoming Highway 150 is a north-south Wyoming State Road that runs from the Wyoming–Utah state border to north to Evanston. It is the Wyoming portion of the Mirror Lake Scenic Byway.-Route description:...
in Evanston
Evanston, Wyoming
Evanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at...
. (The roadway continues south of I-80/US 189 as WYO 150 to the Utah border). From Exit 5, WYO 89 heads north as Front Street into downtown Evanston. At 0.44 mile (0.7081096 km), Highway 89 turns north onto Highway 89 north. From here, WYO 89 runs 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...
for a short distance with I-80 Business/US 189 Business until it intersects Bear River Drive where the business routes turn east. As Highway 89 leaves Evanston behind the roadway heads northwest. The highway passes through the former coal mining camp of Almy and reaches the Town of Bear River
Bear River, Wyoming
Bear River is a town in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States, incorporated in 2001. The United States Census Bureau estimated the town's population at 487 in 2005.Public education in the town of Bear River is provided by Uinta County School District #1....
just before reaching the Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
state line. Bear River is one of Wyoming's newest towns, being incorporated in 2001. Just after leaving Bear River, WYO 89 temporarily ends at Utah State Route 16
Utah State Route 16
State Route 16 is a state highway in northeastern Utah, running for in Rich County from the Wyoming state line near Woodruff to Sage Creek Junction...
.
WYO 89 via UT 16 & UT 30
The roadway continues as Utah SR-16. SR 16 intersects Utah SR-39Utah State Route 39
State Route 39 is a state highway in northern Utah connecting Ogden to Woodruff via Ogden Canyon and Huntsville. The highway is on 12th Street in Ogden and the Ogden River Scenic Byway through Ogden Canyon. The route is over sixty-seven miles long.Prior to 1964, SR-39 was routed along 24th Street...
in Woodruff, Utah
Woodruff, Utah
Woodruff is a town in Rich County, Utah, United States. The population was 180 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Woodruff is located at ....
at 10.51 miles (16.9 km) from its start at WYO 89. Utah SR-16 ends at Utah SR-30
Utah State Route 30
State Route 30 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route to traverse the entire width of the state. Legislatively the highway exists as 3 separate segments. The three sections are easily connectable via Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 89...
in Sage Creek Junction, Utah at 29.36 miles (47.3 km). Utah SR-30 'East' takes you back to the Utah-Wyoming State Line, where at 33 miles (53.1 km), SR-30 ends and WYO 89 resumes.
Northern Segment
The northern segment of Wyoming Highway 89 begins at Utah State Route 30Utah State Route 30
State Route 30 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route to traverse the entire width of the state. Legislatively the highway exists as 3 separate segments. The three sections are easily connectable via Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 89...
at the Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
-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 line west of Sage, Wyoming. WYO 89 travels northeast to US 30
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 is an east–west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. It is the third longest U.S. route, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the...
at Sage. Here, WYO 89 turns north to join US 30 as it heads north
US 30/WYO 89
WYO 89 runs concurrent with US 30 for almost 30 miles (48.3 km) from Sage through CokevilleCokeville, Wyoming
Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cokeville is located at ....
, north to one-half mile east of the Idaho
Idaho
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....
-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 line. This section is also known as the Emigrant Trail. At 36.11 miles (58.1 km), US 30/WYO 89 intersects WYO 231
Wyoming Highway 231
Wyoming Highway 231 is a state highway in southeastern Lincoln County, Wyoming that serves as the main street of the town of Cokeville.-Route description:...
(E. Main St.) and WYO 232
Wyoming Highway 232
Wyoming Highway 232 is a state highway in southeastern Lincoln County, Wyoming that serves the town of Cokeville and outlying areas to the northeast.-Route description:...
in the Town of Cokeville. From there WYO 89 continues with US 30 north. At 46.51 miles (74.9 km), WYO 89 ends its concurrency with US 30 near Border, Idaho.
US 30 to ID 61
Wyoming Highway 89 heads north from U.S. Route 30 as it continues westward. WYO 89 then travels north for approximately 10 miles (16.1 km), closely paralleling the Idaho-Wyoming state line until it finally crosses it and finally ends near Geneva, IdahoGeneva, Idaho
Geneva is an unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. Its elevation is 6,178 feet . Although Geneva is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83238; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 83238 had a population of 141 at the 2000 census. An elementary school...
.
ID 61 to US 89
Wyoming Highway 89 ends but the roadway continues as Idaho State Highway 61Idaho State Highway 61
Idaho State Highway 61 is a short north-south State Highway located in extreme eastern Bear Lake County.-Route description:Idaho State Highway 61 begins at the Wyoming State Line as a continuation of Wyoming Highway 89. Highway 61 only travels north just under eight-tenths of a mile to end at U.S....
for a very short length of 0.8 miles (1.3 km), until it ends at US 89
U.S. Route 89
U.S. Route 89 is a north–south United States Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for 848 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park...
in Geneva, Idaho.
History
According to an original network map of Wyoming State HighwaysState highways in Wyoming
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in 1924, this route was defined as Wyoming Highway 65. With the introduction of US routes in 1926, the route between Cokeville
Cokeville, Wyoming
Cokeville is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cokeville is located at ....
and Star Valley
Star Valley
Star Valley is located in the United States between the Salt River Range in western Wyoming and the Webster Range of eastern Idaho. The altitude of the valley ranges from to . Three major Wyoming rivers, the Salt River, the Greys River and the Snake River meet near Alpine Junction at Palisades...
was renamed Wyoming Highway 89, while the section south of Sage remained designated as WYO 65. This was done in the hopes that US 89 would be extended north into Wyoming. US 89
U.S. Route 89
U.S. Route 89 is a north–south United States Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for 848 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park...
was extended in 1936 along old Wyoming 287. Wyoming Highway 89 was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 91
Wyoming Highway 91
Wyoming Highway 91 is a east-west Wyoming State Road located in south-central Converse County southwest of Douglas.-Route description:...
to avoid confusion between the two highways, while Highway 65 kept its original number. However, within a few years, US 89 was rerouted to its current route in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and Idaho
Idaho
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....
, and US 189 was created along old Wyoming 287. As a result, Wyoming recommissioned Wyoming Highway 89 over both WYO 65 and WYO 91.
Route information
- Wyoming 89 jumps in and out of Wyoming three times, and it almost crosses a fourth and fifth time. It maintains its number in Wyoming, but it is known as Utah State Route 16Utah State Route 16State Route 16 is a state highway in northeastern Utah, running for in Rich County from the Wyoming state line near Woodruff to Sage Creek Junction...
, Utah State Route 30Utah State Route 30State Route 30 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route to traverse the entire width of the state. Legislatively the highway exists as 3 separate segments. The three sections are easily connectable via Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 89...
, and Idaho State Highway 61Idaho State Highway 61Idaho State Highway 61 is a short north-south State Highway located in extreme eastern Bear Lake County.-Route description:Idaho State Highway 61 begins at the Wyoming State Line as a continuation of Wyoming Highway 89. Highway 61 only travels north just under eight-tenths of a mile to end at U.S....
when it leaves the state.
- The only other routes that jump in and out of the state include:
- US 212U.S. Route 212U.S. Route 212 is a spur of U.S. Route 12. Though it currently never intersects U.S. 12, it once had an eastern terminus at U.S. 12 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It runs for 949 miles from Minnesota Highway 62 at Edina, Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park.U.S. 212 passes through the states of...
(in Colony and again along the Beartooth HighwayBeartooth HighwayThe Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt...
near Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
) - WYO 230Wyoming Highway 230Wyoming Highway 230 is known locally as Rivers Road and travels from Wyoming Highway 130 approximately south of Saratoga south from there to intersect WYO 70 in Riverside and then heads southeast to the Colorado-Wyoming State Line. The Route continues southeast in Colorado as Colorado State...
(which runs through "Three Way Junction" - the junction of Colorado State Highway 125Colorado State Highway 125State Highway 125 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. The highway runs north–south through Jackson and Grand counties in north central Colorado. It furnishes the principal north–south link through North Park and a connection to Middle Park over Willow Creek Pass...
and Colorado State Highway 127Colorado State Highway 127State Highway 127 is a long state highway in far northern Colorado.-Route description:SH 127 begins in the south at its junction with State Highway 125 roughly four miles north of Cowdrey and proceeds generally northeast to the Wyoming state line where it becomes Wyoming Highway 230 towards...
south of the Snowy Range Mountains).
- US 212
- Wyoming Highway 89 follows State Control Route 10 for its entire length.
Major intersections
- Mileages shown with asterisks indicate mileage in UtahUtahUtah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
via Utah State Route 16Utah State Route 16State Route 16 is a state highway in northeastern Utah, running for in Rich County from the Wyoming state line near Woodruff to Sage Creek Junction...
, Utah State Route 30Utah State Route 30State Route 30 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the only highway signed as a Utah state route to traverse the entire width of the state. Legislatively the highway exists as 3 separate segments. The three sections are easily connectable via Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 89...
External links
- Wyoming State Routes
- WYO 89 - ID 61/Idaho State Line to US 30
- WYO 89 - US 30 to WYO 231/WYO 232
- WYO 89 - WYO 231/WYO 232 to US 30
- WYO 89 - US 30 to SR-30/Utah State Line
- WYO 89 - SR-16/Utah State Line to I-80 BUS/US 189 BUS
- WYO 89 - I-80 BUS/US 189 to I-80/US 189/WYO 150