Wyoming Highway 317
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 317 is a fairly short north-south 1.66 miles (2.7 km) Wyoming
state road in northeastern Platte County that serves Guernsey State Park
as the south entrance.
. Highway 317 proceeds northward to Guernsey State Park where it ends at 1.66 miles.
The roadway continues as Lakeside Drive and crosses the Guernsey Dam
, a earthfill dam on the North Platte River
. Lakeside Drive then runs along the eastern side of the Guernsey Reservoir
to the north park entrance and then out to Wyoming Highway 270
northeast of the park.
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 northeastern Platte County that serves Guernsey State Park
Guernsey State Park
Lake Guernsey State Park, also known as Guernsey State Park Historic District, Lake Guernsey Park, Guernsey Lake Park, or Guernsey State Park, is a historic district and state park near Guernsey, Wyoming...
as the south entrance.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 317 begins at U.S. Route 26 just west of town center of GuernseyGuernsey, Wyoming
Guernsey is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Guernsey is located at ....
. Highway 317 proceeds northward to Guernsey State Park where it ends at 1.66 miles.
The roadway continues as Lakeside Drive and crosses the Guernsey Dam
Guernsey Dam
Guernsey Dam is a earthfill dam on the North Platte River in Platte County in the U.S. State of Wyoming. The dam creates Guernsey Reservoir, the last of the 5 major reservoirs on the North Platte River in Wyoming. The dam contains a hydroelectric plant capable of 6.4 megawatts of electricity. ...
, a earthfill dam on the North Platte River
North Platte River
The North Platte River is a major tributary of the Platte River and is approximately long counting its many curves, It travels about distance. Its course lies in the U.S...
. Lakeside Drive then runs along the eastern side of the Guernsey Reservoir
Guernsey Dam
Guernsey Dam is a earthfill dam on the North Platte River in Platte County in the U.S. State of Wyoming. The dam creates Guernsey Reservoir, the last of the 5 major reservoirs on the North Platte River in Wyoming. The dam contains a hydroelectric plant capable of 6.4 megawatts of electricity. ...
to the north park entrance and then out to Wyoming Highway 270
Wyoming Highway 270
Wyoming Highway 270 is a north–south Wyoming State Road located in northeastern Platte County and southwestern Niobrara County.-Guernsey to Manville:...
northeast of the park.