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Wyoming Highway 257 marker
Wyoming Highway 257
Casper West Belt Route
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length7.50 mi (12.07 km)
Existed2012–present
Major junctions
South end WYO 220 in Red Butte
North end

US 20 / US 26 / US 20 Bus. / US 26 Bus. in Casper
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountiesNatrona
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
WYO 256 WYO 258

Wyoming Highway 257 (WYO 257) is a state highway in Wyoming currently under construction as of 2012 as the Casper West Belt Route. .

Route description

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Highway 257 will connect Wyoming Highway 220 with the west end of the Shoshone Bypass U.S. 20-26 in Casper with; this will provide a direction connection from Wyoming 220 to Interstate 25 for approximately 7.50 miles.[1]

trib.com/news/local/casper/colorado-company-will-build-first-phase-of-west-belt-loop/article_8753ee0f-6a72-5eeb-b02e-370fb04625a3.html

Need for a new roadway around the west side of Casper has been discussed for many years and has been included in various local planning documents for years. [2]

The West Belt Loop would serve as a truck bypass route around the west of Casper. The current signed truck route is CY Avenue to Wyoming Boulevard to Business 20/26.


Major intersections

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The entire route is in Natrona County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Red Butte0.00.0 WYO 220Southern Terminus of WYO 257
Casper7.5012.07

US 20 / US 26 / US 20 Bus. / US 26 Bus.
Northern Terminus of WYO 257
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ aaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 200-299
  2. ^ Casper West Belt Loop - October 2002 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
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Casper West Belt Loop Bridge

[[Category:Transportation in Natrona County, Wyoming] [[Category:State highways in Wyoming|257]