Wyoming Highway 789

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Wyoming Highway 789
Canada to Mexico Highway
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WYO 789 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length: 407.14 mi[1] (655.23 km)
Major junctions
South end: SH 13 at Colorado state line near Baggs
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North end: US 310 at the Montana state line north of Frannie
Location
Counties: Carbon, Sweetwater, Natrona, Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn
Highway system
State highways in Wyoming
← WYO 585 WYO 10 →

Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789) is a 407-mile-long (655 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Wyoming. WYO 789 travels south-to-north from the Colorado state line to the Montana state line. For most of its length, it is concurrent with other routes. It was the path of a formerly-proposed U.S. Route 789 that was cancelled.

Route description

WYO 789 begins at the Colorado state line just south of Baggs. It travels north for about 4 miles (6.4 km) to Baggs. After Baggs, it continues north for about 45 miles (72 km) until it reaches the county line.

After crossing the county line, WYO 789 travels north for about 6 miles (9.7 km) where it reaches exit 187 of I-80/US 30. WYO 789 joins I-80/US 30 eastbound.

WYO 789 in Rawlins, May 2014

I-80/US 30/WYO 789 re-enter Carbon County. Just west of Rawlins, WYO 789 leaves at exit 211, joining I-80 Bus./US 30 Bus. through Rawlins. North of town, WYO 789 intersects US 287 and travels concurrent with it north for 50 miles (80 km) to the county line, after which it passes through Natrona County for about 2 miles (3.2 km).

US 287/WYO 789 continue in a northwest direction, passing through the towns of Jeffrey City and Sweetwater Station. About 40 miles (64 km) from Sweetwater Station, US 287/WYO 789 enter Lander. WYO 789 splits from US 287 here and continues northeast for 24 miles (39 km), alone, to Riverton. WYO 789 joins US 26 until they reach Shoshoni. Here, US 26/WYO 789 intersect US 20 where WYO 789 continues north with US 20 west.

US 20/WYO 789 continue through the Wind River Canyon into Thermopolis. From there, the highway veers off in a northeasterly direction into Washakie County. From the Washakie county line, the highway travels approximately 21 miles (34 km) before crossing the Big Horn River into Worland where it joins US 16/US 20.

Upon crossing into Big Horn County, US 16/US 20/WYO 789 veer back to the northwest and cross back over the Big Horn River after reaching Manderson. It continues on 20 miles (32 km) to the north through Basin and Greybull. Upon reaching Greybull, US 16/US 20/WYO 789 head west and join US 14 for about 5 miles (8.0 km).

At that point, WYO 789 separates from the concurrency of US 14/US 16/US 20 and returns to its northern path along with US 310 for about 28 miles (45 km) to the town of Lovell. For about 3 miles (4.8 km), US 310/WYO 789 travels west along US 14 Alt. US 310/WYO 789 then turn north for about 3 miles (4.8 km) to Cowley and then head west about 7 miles (11 km) to Deaver.

From Deaver, US 310/WYO 789 travel about 6 miles (9.7 km) north to Frannie, where they straddle the boundary between Big Horn County and Park County. Just to the north of Frannie, US 310/WYO 789 bends slightly to the west, so that the road is actually inside Park County by about 400 feet before reaching the Montana state line. At the state line, WYO 789 ends, while US 310 continues north.

History

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U.S. Route 789
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WYO 789 was part of a 1950s proposal for a border-to-border U.S. Route 789 that would have traveled from Nogales, Arizona, to Sweet Grass, Montana. After the US 789 proposal was rejected by AASHTO[when?], US 789 became part of a series of state highways numbered 789 traveling along the proposed route. Wyoming, however, was the only state that actually applied the number exclusively to existing highways (but only in some sections), whereas the other states simply added a concurrent SR 789 over existing highways.[2] Because of this, all the states except Wyoming deleted the designation and removed the signs.

Major intersections

County Location[3] mi[4][5] km Destinations Notes
Carbon ​ 0.00 0.00 SH 13 south – Craig, Meeker, Rifle Continuation beyond Colorado state line
Baggs 2.52 4.06 WYO 70 – Dixon Western terminus of WYO 70
Sweetwater ​ 53.19 85.60 I-80 west / US 30 west – Rock Springs Western end of I-80/US 30 concurrency; Exit 187 on I-80
Carbon ​ 77.77 125.16
I-80 east / US 30 east / I-80 Bus. ends / US 30 Bus. ends – Cheyenne		 Eastern end of I-80/US 30 concurrency; western end of I-80 Bus./US 30 Bus. concurrency; I-80/US 30, exit 211
Rawlins 79.41 127.80
US 287 south / I-80 Bus. east / US 30 Bus. east – Laramie		 Eastern end of I-80 Bus./US 30 Bus. concurrency; southern end of US 287 concurrency
​ 81.13 130.57
US 287 Byp.		 Northern terminus of US 287 Bypass; southern end of Chief Washakie Trail
​ 112.47 181.00 WYO 73 – Bairoil Eastern terminus of WYO 73
​ 123.52 198.79 WYO 220 / Invalid type: road – Casper Western terminus of WYO 220
Natrona
 No major junctions
Fremont ​ 165.63 266.56 WYO 135 – Riverton Southern terminus of WYO 135
​ 195.82 315.14 WYO 28 / Invalid type: road – Rock Springs Eastern terminus of WYO 28
Lander 204.00 328.31 US 287 north / Invalid type: road north – Dubois, Teton, Yellowstone, Sinks Canyon State Park Northern end of US 287 concurrency
​ 215.59 346.96 Invalid type: road – Arapahoe Former WYO 138
Arapahoe 227.02 365.35 Invalid type: road / Invalid type: road west – Arapahoe Former WYO 137
227.38 365.93 WYO 135 to WYO 136 (Gas Hills Road) – Rawlins, Castle Gardens Northern terminus of WYO 135
Riverton 228.73 368.11 US 26 west (Main Street) – Dubois, Yellowstone, Teton Southern end of US 26 concurrency
​ 242.61 390.44 WYO 134 – Pavillion Eastern terminus of WYO 134
Shoshoni 250.87 403.74 US 20 east / US 26 east (2nd Street east) / Invalid type: road east – Casper Northern end of US 26 concurrency; southern end of US 20 concurency
Hot Springs ​ 280.62 451.61 WYO 173 (Buffalo Creek Road) Western terminus of WYO 173
Thermopolis 283.27 455.88 WYO 120 – Meeteetse, Cody, Wyoming Dinosaur Center Southern terminus of WYO 120; access to Hot Springs Memorial Hospital
Lucerne 290.55 467.59 WYO 172 (Black Mountain Road) Western terminus of WYO 172
Kirby 294.95 474.68 WYO 175 / CR 18E – Kirby Western terminus of WYO 175
Washakie ​ 307.28 494.52 WYO 431 west / WYO 432 east Eastern terminus of WYO 431; southern terminus of WYO 432
​ 315.35 507.51 WYO 433 Southern terminus of WYO 433
Worland 316.01 508.57 To WYO 432
316.33 509.08 US 16 east – Buffalo Southern end of US 16 concurrency; access to Washakie Medical Center
Big Horn Manderson 334.98 539.10 WYO 31 – Manderson, Hyattville Western terminus of WYO 31
​ 336.15 540.98 WYO 433 Northern terminus of WYO 433
Basin 346.60 557.80 WYO 30 – Burlington Eastern terminus of WYO 30
​ 349.45 562.39 WYO 36 (Golf Course Road) Northern terminus of WYO 36
Greybull 354.23 570.08 US 14 east (Greybull Avenue) – Shell, Sheridan Southern end of US 14 concurrency
​ 359.21 578.09 US 14 / US 16 / US 20 west / US 310 begins – Cody, Yellowstone Eastern terminus of US 310; northern end of US 14, US 16, and US 20 concurrencies; southern end of US 310 concurrency
Lovell 386.24 621.59 US 14A east – Burgess Junction Southern end of US 14A concurrency
​ 387.98 624.39 WYO 32 – Emblem Northern terminus of WYO 32
​ 389.44 626.74 US 14A west – Byron, Powell, Cody Northern end of US 14A concurrency
Cowley 393.34 633.02 WYO 35 / CR R7 Northern terminus of WYO 35
Deaver 399.35 642.69 WYO 114 – Garland, Powell, Cody Eastern terminus of WYO 114
Park ​ 407.14 655.23 US 310 east – Bridger, Billings Continuation into Montana; northern end of US 310 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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