Wyoming Highway 256
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 256 is a state road in Evansville, Wyoming
, just east of Casper
known as Cole Creek Road.
/US 26
/US 87
(Glenrock Highway) and the northern terminus of WY 253
in Evansville
. The roadway that continues south of US 20/US 26/US 87 is Wyoming Highway 253
(Hat Six Road). Highway 256 travels north for 2.67 miles (4.3 km) northeast towards the mining areas north of the Ednass Kimball Wilkins State Park which is located on US 20/US 26/US 87. The designation of WYO 256 ends and the roadway continues as Natrona CR 701 (Cole Creek Road).
Evansville, Wyoming
Evansville is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,255 at the 2000 census.Evansville is the location of the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery....
, just east of Casper
Casper, Wyoming
Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
known as Cole Creek Road.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 256 begins its south end at an intersection with US 20U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 is an east–west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, US 20 is a coast-to-coast route. Spanning , it is the longest road in the United States, and the route sparsely parallels Interstate 90...
/US 26
U.S. Route 26
U.S. Route 26 is an east–west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and Oregon. The...
/US 87
U.S. Route 87
U.S. Highway 87 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,998 miles from northern Montana to southern Texas. Most of the portion from Billings, Montana, to Raton, New Mexico, is co-signed along Interstates 90 and 25...
(Glenrock Highway) and the northern terminus of WY 253
Wyoming Highway 253
Wyoming Highway 253 is a state road in eastern Natrona county located southeast of Evansville, Wyoming, called Hat Six Road.-Route description:...
in Evansville
Evansville, Wyoming
Evansville is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,255 at the 2000 census.Evansville is the location of the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery....
. The roadway that continues south of US 20/US 26/US 87 is Wyoming Highway 253
Wyoming Highway 253
Wyoming Highway 253 is a state road in eastern Natrona county located southeast of Evansville, Wyoming, called Hat Six Road.-Route description:...
(Hat Six Road). Highway 256 travels north for 2.67 miles (4.3 km) northeast towards the mining areas north of the Ednass Kimball Wilkins State Park which is located on US 20/US 26/US 87. The designation of WYO 256 ends and the roadway continues as Natrona CR 701 (Cole Creek Road).