Wyoming Highway 76
Encyclopedia
Wyoming Highway 76 is a 6.54 miles (10.5 km) east-west Wyoming
State Road located entirely in Carbon County
that travels from Rawlins
to Sinclair
.
where I-80/US 30/US 287 pass over WYO 76 as it turns north and heads into town as S. 9th Street. At just over 4 miles, WYO 76 turns east on Lincoln Avenue (Exit 219 can be reached by heading west on Lincoln Avenue). Highway 76 continues east through the town of Sinclair as Lincoln Avenue, but now is on the north side of I-80. Shortly after leaving the town center, WYO 76 nears exit 221 of I-80/US 30/US 287 where it ends at 6.54 miles
Neither exit of Interstate 80 mention Wyoming Highway 76, but there are trailblazer signs along its routing.
between Baggs
and Riverside
. At that time, the WYO 70 designation was applied to the current routing of Wyoming Highway 230
from Walcott Junction south into Saratoga
, then south through Riverside
into Colorado
, then northeast into Laramie
via Woods Landing.
Today's current routing of WYO 76 is the former alignment of US Route 30 and US Route 287 between Interstate 80 (Exit 215) at Rawlins east to the East Sinclair interchange of I-80 (Exit 221).
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 located entirely in Carbon County
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....
that travels from Rawlins
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County...
to Sinclair
Sinclair, Wyoming
Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The town was originally called Parco, after the Producers & Refiners Corporation which founded the refinery and the company town. It was renamed Sinclair after PARCO was acquired during the Great Depression by Sinclair Consolidated Oil...
.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 76 is the former routing of US 30/US 287 and still closely parallels their new route on Interstate 80. WYO 76 begins its west end at exit 215 of I-80/US 30/US 287 and the eastern terminus of I-80 BUS/US 30 BUS. Highway 76 heads east, running south of the interstate, but closely paralleling it until the town of SinclairSinclair, Wyoming
Sinclair is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The town was originally called Parco, after the Producers & Refiners Corporation which founded the refinery and the company town. It was renamed Sinclair after PARCO was acquired during the Great Depression by Sinclair Consolidated Oil...
where I-80/US 30/US 287 pass over WYO 76 as it turns north and heads into town as S. 9th Street. At just over 4 miles, WYO 76 turns east on Lincoln Avenue (Exit 219 can be reached by heading west on Lincoln Avenue). Highway 76 continues east through the town of Sinclair as Lincoln Avenue, but now is on the north side of I-80. Shortly after leaving the town center, WYO 76 nears exit 221 of I-80/US 30/US 287 where it ends at 6.54 miles
Neither exit of Interstate 80 mention Wyoming Highway 76, but there are trailblazer signs along its routing.
History
In 1938, Wyoming Highway 76 started out as the designation for Battle Mountain Road, which is the present-day routing of Wyoming Highway 70Wyoming Highway 70
Wyoming Highway 70 is known mainly as Battle Highway and travels from Wyoming Highway 789 in Baggs east to Wyoming Highway 230 in Riverside. WYO 70 over Battle Pass is closed during winter - Route description :...
between Baggs
Baggs, Wyoming
Baggs is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 348 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baggs is located at ....
and Riverside
Riverside, Wyoming
Riverside is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 59 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverside is located at ....
. At that time, the WYO 70 designation was applied to the current routing of Wyoming Highway 230
Wyoming Highway 230
Wyoming 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...
from Walcott Junction south into Saratoga
Saratoga, Wyoming
Saratoga is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,736 at the 2000 census.Saratoga is the home of the Steinley Cup microbrew competition, usually held in August at Veterans Island Park, a playground and picnic facility located on a small island in the North Platte...
, then south through Riverside
Riverside, Wyoming
Riverside is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 59 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverside is located at ....
into Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, then northeast into Laramie
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....
via Woods Landing.
Today's current routing of WYO 76 is the former alignment of US Route 30 and US Route 287 between Interstate 80 (Exit 215) at Rawlins east to the East Sinclair interchange of I-80 (Exit 221).