Wyoming Highway 212
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Wyoming Highway 212 is a 13.5 miles (21.7 km) state highway
in Wyoming
. It is locally known as Four Mile Road from Wyoming Highway 219
to East Four Mile Road intersection at the curve, and College Drive from US 85/I-25 BUS. SR 212 acts like a bypass of Cheyenne
, but in some portions it sneaks into the city limits. The portions that the bypass enters the city limits are between the railroad tracks and Ranchettes
, and the northern terminus. SR 212 is signed north–south.
and turns northward toward Interstate 80. WYO 212 intersects Wyoming Highway 221
(Fox Farm Road) at 5.1 miles (8.2 km) before heading north to an interchange with I-80. Between the Interstate 80 interchange and US 30 (Lincolnway), Wyoming Highway 212 runs concurrent with Business Loop I-80. After intersecting US 30, WYO 212 heads north and intersects busy Dell Range Blvd. which is a busy commercial strip for shopping and stores. WYO 212 then heads north and east around Cheyenne and comes to its north end at Yellowstone Road (Wyoming Highway 219
) However, Wyoming Highway 212 expands beyond both of the termini. At the southern terminus, College Drive goes over Interstate 25 toward the southbound on-off ramp. 111 yards (101.5 m) west of the soutbound-off-on ramp, it meets Etchepare Drive. Turning left will take you to the Flying J Plaza. And so as going straight. Finally, College Drive ends.
In the Ranchettes
, at the intersection of Four Mile Road and WYO 219
, WYO 212 reaches its northern end. Turn right for direct access for I-25 Northbound and US 85 Northbound. Turn left for direct access to I-25 south to Denver
. 841 yards (769 m) to the west is Hynds Boulevard. A short 588 inches east of Hynds Boulevard, Four Mile Road enters the city limits of Cheyenne. Four Mile Road ends at Hynds Boulevard, in front of I-25.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in 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...
. It is locally known as Four Mile Road from Wyoming Highway 219
Wyoming Highway 219
Wyoming Highway 219 is a Wyoming State Road known as Yellowstone Road in central Laramie County.-Route description:WYO 219 runs from Central Avenue in Cheyenne north to Torrington Road near Interstate 25 Exit 17 north of Cheyenne...
to East Four Mile Road intersection at the curve, and College Drive from US 85/I-25 BUS. SR 212 acts like a bypass of Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
, but in some portions it sneaks into the city limits. The portions that the bypass enters the city limits are between the railroad tracks and Ranchettes
Ranchettes, Wyoming
Ranchettes is a census-designated place in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the 'Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area'...
, and the northern terminus. SR 212 is signed north–south.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 212 begins at its south end at Interstate 25 (Exit 7) and travels east and north around Cheyenne to Wyoming Highway 219 (Old Yellowstone Highway) north of Cheyenne. Beginning at I-25, Wyoming Highway 212 runs concurrent with Business Loop I-25 and Business US 87 until an intersection with South Greely Hwy. (US 85). After that intersection, WYO 212 passes Laramie County Community CollegeLaramie County Community College
Laramie County Community College is a full-service community college in Laramie County, Wyoming, with campuses in Cheyenne and Laramie and outreach centers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and in Pine Bluffs. LCCC was established in 1968....
and turns northward toward Interstate 80. WYO 212 intersects Wyoming Highway 221
Wyoming Highway 221
Wyoming Highway 221 is a east–west Wyoming State Road known as Fox Farm Road located in southeastern Cheyenne.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 221 begins its western end at I-25 Business/US 85/US 87 Business and from there travels east serving residential and then commercial areas before...
(Fox Farm Road) at 5.1 miles (8.2 km) before heading north to an interchange with I-80. Between the Interstate 80 interchange and US 30 (Lincolnway), Wyoming Highway 212 runs concurrent with Business Loop I-80. After intersecting US 30, WYO 212 heads north and intersects busy Dell Range Blvd. which is a busy commercial strip for shopping and stores. WYO 212 then heads north and east around Cheyenne and comes to its north end at Yellowstone Road (Wyoming Highway 219
Wyoming Highway 219
Wyoming Highway 219 is a Wyoming State Road known as Yellowstone Road in central Laramie County.-Route description:WYO 219 runs from Central Avenue in Cheyenne north to Torrington Road near Interstate 25 Exit 17 north of Cheyenne...
) However, Wyoming Highway 212 expands beyond both of the termini. At the southern terminus, College Drive goes over Interstate 25 toward the southbound on-off ramp. 111 yards (101.5 m) west of the soutbound-off-on ramp, it meets Etchepare Drive. Turning left will take you to the Flying J Plaza. And so as going straight. Finally, College Drive ends.
In the Ranchettes
Ranchettes, Wyoming
Ranchettes is a census-designated place in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the 'Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area'...
, at the intersection of Four Mile Road and WYO 219
Wyoming Highway 219
Wyoming Highway 219 is a Wyoming State Road known as Yellowstone Road in central Laramie County.-Route description:WYO 219 runs from Central Avenue in Cheyenne north to Torrington Road near Interstate 25 Exit 17 north of Cheyenne...
, WYO 212 reaches its northern end. Turn right for direct access for I-25 Northbound and US 85 Northbound. Turn left for direct access to I-25 south to Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. 841 yards (769 m) to the west is Hynds Boulevard. A short 588 inches east of Hynds Boulevard, Four Mile Road enters the city limits of Cheyenne. Four Mile Road ends at Hynds Boulevard, in front of I-25.