Wyoming Highway 487 is a state highway

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 northeastern Carbon County, Wyoming

Carbon County, Wyoming

Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....

 and southeastern Natrona County, Wyoming that runs from its south end at US 30/US 287 to a north end at WYO 220

Wyoming Highway 220

Wyoming Highway 220 is the principal highway connecting the city of Casper to US 287/WYO 789. WYO 220 lies in northwestern Carbon and southern Natrona counties and along the famous Oregon Trail.- Route description :...

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Route description

Wyoming Highway 487 begins its south end at US 30/US 287 (Old Lincoln Hwy.) in Medicine Bow

Medicine Bow, Wyoming

Medicine Bow is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 304 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Medicine Bow is located at ....

. WYO 487 travels north towards Shirley Basin and intersects WYO 77 at 22.1 miles (35.6 km), that route's southern terminus. Again WYO 487 intersects WYO 77 at its north end, but at 45 miles (72.4 km). WYO 487 travels another 27 miles (43.5 km) to its north end at Wyoming Highway 220

Wyoming Highway 220

Wyoming Highway 220 is the principal highway connecting the city of Casper to US 287/WYO 789. WYO 220 lies in northwestern Carbon and southern Natrona counties and along the famous Oregon Trail.- Route description :...

 which is located 11 miles (17.7 km) NE of Alcova

Alcova, Wyoming

Alcova is a census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 20 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Wyoming is located in Alcova...

 and 19 miles (30.6 km) SE of 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....

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History

Wyoming Highway 75 was created during the early 1970s with the inception of the Wyoming secondary state route system. Highway 75 was routed along the path of present day Wyoming Highway 487 between the two junctions of current Wyoming Highway 77 in Shirley Basin. When Wyoming 487 was rerouted over Highway 75, old WYO 487 was recommissioned as WYO 77, and WYO 75 was decommissioned. The renumbering occurred in the mid-1970s.

Major intersections