Wyoming Highway 319
 Wyoming Highway 319 | |||||||
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| Old Yellowstone Highway | |||||||
 WYO 319 in red, WYO 319 Spur in blue | |||||||
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| Maintained by WYDOT | |||||||
| Length | 28.75 mi[1] (46.27 km) | ||||||
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| South end |    I-25 / US 26 / US 87 north of Wheatland | ||||||
| North end |   US 18 / US 20 in Orin | ||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||
| State | Wyoming | ||||||
| Counties | Platte, Converse | ||||||
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Wyoming Highway 319 (WYO 319) is a 28.75-mile-long (46.27 km) north-south state highway in Platte and Converse counties.
Route description
[edit]WYO 319 is a north–south highway that follows the old Yellowstone Highway, therefore the current highway is named Old Yellowstone Highway. WYO 319 begins at an interchange with Interstate 25/U.S. Route 26/U.S. Route 87 (I-25/US 26/US 87; exit 100) and from there heads northeast then north towards Glendo. At 6.21 miles (9.99 km), WYO 319 has an intersection with a local road which heads west to exit 104 off I-25/US 26/US 87. Still heading north, WYO 319 enters Glendo from the south, intersecting A Street at 14.16 miles (22.79 km). A Street is designated as WYO 319 Spur for 0.2 miles (0.32 km) between WYO 319 and I-25/US 26/US 87 (exit 111). As WYO 319 leaves Glendo, at 15.4 miles (24.8 km), there is a road named Lake Shore Road that travels east of WYO 319 and allows access to Glendo State Park, one of Wyoming's most popular boating parks.[2] WYO 319 heads northwest and parallels I-25/US 26/US 87 that lies to the west and the Glendo Reservoir/North Platte River that lies to the east. I-25/US 26/US 87 breaks its parallel and leaves to head more northwest towards Douglas, while WYO 319 turns north to come to an end at US 18/US 20 in Orin at 28.84 miles (46.41 km).[3][4]
History
[edit]WYO 319 is the original alignment of Old US 185 between 1926 and 1936[5] and US 87 (Yellowstone Highway) from 1936 until I-25 was completed (between 1956 and the 1980s) and therefore routed along it.[6]
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Platte | | 0.00 | 0.00 | I-25 / US 26 / US 87 – Wheatland, Glendo | Southern terminus; I-25 exit 100 |
| Glendo | 14.60 | 23.50 |  A Street (WYO 319 Spur) to I-25 | ||
| Converse | Orin | 28.75 | 46.27 | US 18 / US 20 – Douglas, Lusk | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Wyoming Highway 319 Spur
[edit]| Location | Glendo |
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| Length | 0.20 mi[1] (320 m) |
Wyoming Highway 319 Spur (WYO 319 Spur) is an unsigned 0.20-mile (0.3 km) long spur route of WYO 319 in Glendo. WYO 319 Spur travels from WYO 319 west to I-25/US 26/US 87 (exit 111) at the Glendo Interchange.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Glendo State Park".
- ^ "Wyoming State Route Log: 300 through 399". AARoads.
- ^ "Wyoming Highway 319" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Wyoming @ AARoads - U.S. Highway 185 (Decommissioned)". www.aaroads.com.[self-published source?]
- ^ "Wyoming @ AARoads - U.S. Highway 87". www.aaroads.com.[self-published source?]
- Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming