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Albany County, Wyoming
Albany County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 37,066. Its county seat is Laramie, the site of the University of Wyoming. Its south border lies on the northern Colorado state line. Albany County comprises the Laramie, WY Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the fifth-most populous county in Wyoming. History Albany County was organized in 1868 of territory annexed from Laramie County in Dakota Territory, which at the time had jurisdiction over part of modern-day Wyoming. It became a county in Wyoming Territory when its government was formally organized on May 19, 1869. Charles D. Bradley, a member of the legislature of the Dakota Territory named the county for Albany, New York, the capital of his native state. In 1875, the Wyoming Territorial legislature authorized portions of Albany County to be annexed to create Crook and Johnson counties, and in 1888 land was taken from Albany County for the creation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City. The city is known for its architecture, commerce, culture, institutions of higher education, and rich history. It is the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of the State of New York, which comprises the Albany–Schenectady–Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2013, the Capital District is the third most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of 2020, Albany's population was 99,224. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it ''Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw''. The area was settled by Dutch colonists who, in 1614, built Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. Larimer County comprises the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming. History Larimer County was created in 1861, and was named after General William Larimer. Unlike that of much of Colorado, which was founded on the mining of gold and silver, the settlement of Larimer County was based almost entirely on agriculture, an industry that few thought possible in the region during the initial days of the Colorado Gold Rush. The mining boom almost entirely passed the county by. It would take the introduction of irrigation to the region in the 1860s to bring the first widespread settlement to the area. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming Highway 12
Wyoming Highway 12 (WYO 12) is a Wyoming state highway known as Herrick Lane in Albany County, Wyoming, Albany County west of Laramie, Wyoming, Laramie. Route description Wyoming Highway 12 travels from Wyoming Highway 130, five miles (8 km) west of Laramie, Wyoming, Laramie near the Laramie Regional Airport west to an intersection with Albany County Route 57 (Mandel Lane) just past the junction with Interstate 80 (Wyoming), Interstate 80 (Exit 297). From there WYO 12 becomes Albany County Route 57 (Dutton Creek Road). Further west, CR 57 connects with I-80 again at Exit 290 (Quealy Dome) by the way of Albany CR 59 (Hunt Road), and at Exit 279 at the end of Dutton Creek Road. Mileposts along Highway 12 increase from east to west. Major intersections References External links {{Attached KML, display=inline,titleWYO 12 - WYO 130 to I-80 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming Highway 11
Wyoming Highway 11 (WYO 11) is Wyoming state highway known as Albany Road in southwestern Albany County, Wyoming, Albany County, that provides access to Albany, Wyoming, Albany from Wyoming Highway 130. Route description Wyoming Highway 11 begins its northern end at Wyoming Highway 130, east of Centennial, Wyoming, Centennial and travels southwest to Albany. Mileposts along Highway 11 increase from north to south, with the highway ending at and becoming Forest Highway, National Forest Route 500 past Albany. Major intersections References * Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming WYO 11 - WYO 130 to Albany {{Reflist Transportation in Albany County, Wyoming State highways in Wyoming, 011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming Highway 10
Wyoming Highway 10 (WYO 10) is a Wyoming state highway known as Jelm Mountain Road in southwestern Albany County, Wyoming, Albany County. Route description WYO 10 is a north–south route that runs from Wyoming Highway 230 in Woods Landing, Wyoming, Woods Landing south to the Wyoming-Colorado State Line and continues into Colorado as Larimer County Route 103. WYO 230 serves the Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Jelm Mountain Observatory (at an elevation 9656 feet). Mileposts along WYO 10 increase from north to south (0.00 to 9.12). Wyoming Highway 10 is the lowest numbered state route in Wyoming. Major intersections References External links {{Attached KML, display=inline,title WYO 10 – WYO 230 to Colorado State Line Transportation in Carbon County, Wyoming Transportation in Albany County, Wyoming State highways in Wyoming, 010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 287
U.S. Route 287 (US 287) is a north–south (physically northwest–southeast) United States highway. At long, it is the second longest three-digit U.S. Route, behind US 281. It serves as the major truck route between Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, and between Fort Collins, Colorado, and Laramie, Wyoming. The highway is broken into two segments by Yellowstone National Park, where an unnumbered park road serves as a connector. The highway's northern terminus is in Choteau, Montana, south of the Canadian border, at an intersection with US 89. Its southern terminus (as well as those of US 69 and US 96) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87 (SH 87), up the Sabine River from the Gulf of Mexico. It intersects its parent route US 87 twice, overlapping it from Amarillo to Dumas, Texas, and then crossing it in Denver, Colorado. US 287 is the shortest route between Denver and Dallas- Fort Worth. Route descripti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 30
U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest U.S. highway, after US 20 and US 6. The western end of the highway is at US 101 in Astoria, Oregon; the eastern end is at Virginia Avenue, Absecon Boulevard, and Adriatic Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The "0" as the last digit in the number indicates that it is a coast-to-coast route and a major east-west route. Despite long stretches of parallel and concurrent Interstate Highways, it has not been decommissioned unlike other long haul routes such as US 66. It's also the only route that has always been coast-to-coast since the beginning of US highways. Much of the historic Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States (from New York City to San Francisco), became part of US 30; it is still kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 80 (Wyoming)
Interstate 80 (I-80) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey. In Wyoming, the Interstate Highway runs from the Utah state line near Evanston east to the Nebraska state line in Pine Bluffs. I-80 connects Cheyenne, Wyoming's capital and largest city, with several smaller cities along the southern tier of Wyoming, including Evanston, Green River, Rock Springs, Rawlins, and Laramie. The highway also connects those cities with Salt Lake City to the west and Omaha to the east. In Cheyenne, I-80 intersects I-25 and has Wyoming's only auxiliary Interstate, I-180. The Interstate runs concurrently with US Highway 30 (US 30) for most of their courses in Wyoming. I-80 also has shorter concurrencies with US 189 near Evanston, US 191 near Rock Springs, and US 287 and Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789) near Rawlins. The Interstate has business loops through all six cities along its co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System; its final segment was opened in 1986. The second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States after I-90, it runs through many major cities, including Oakland, Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake City, Omaha, Des Moines, and Toledo and passes within of Chicago, Cleveland, and New York City. I-80 is the Interstate Highway that most closely approximates the route of the historic Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States. The highway roughly traces other historically significant travel routes in the Western United States: the Oregon Trail across Wyoming and Nebraska, the California Trail across most of Nevada and California, the first transcontinental airmail route, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
