Interstate 80 Business (Fort Bridger–Lyman, Wyoming)

Interstate 80 Business (I-80 Bus) is a southern business loop of Interstate 80 (I-80) through Fort Bridger and Lyman in eastern Uinta County, Wyoming, United States.

Route description

I-80 Bus begins at the Fort Bridger interchange on I-80 (exit 34), a diamond interchange. (I-80 heads east toward Lyman and west toward US Highway 189 (US 189), Evanston, and Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, from the north side of the interchange, County Route 220 (Uinta County, Wyoming), Uinta County Road 220 (CR 220) heads westerly.) From its western terminus, I-80 Bus (initially with divided lanes, but quickly becoming a two-lane road) heads southeasterly for about to cross Blacks Fork (of the Green River (Colorado River tributary), Green River) and immediately enters the census-designated place of Fort Bridger.

Within Fort Bridger, I-80 Bus widens to a three-lane road (with a center turn lane) and crosses over Little Blacks Fork and Groshon Creek before passing just north of the Fort Bridger State Historic Site. Promptly thereafter, I-80 Bus crosses Main Street and connects with the west end of Carter Avenue and the north end of Manley Street. After crossing Hamilton Street, I-80 Bus reaches a junction with the north end of County Route 219 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 219 (Cemetery Road) and the south end County Route 224 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 224 at the last intersection in the community. (CR 219 heads south past the Fort Bridger Cemetery before ending at Wyoming Highway 411 (WYO 411).) I-80 Bus then curves to head due east, leaves Fort Bridger, and quickly narrows back to a two-lane road.

Just under east of Fort Bridger, I-80 Bus connects with the south end of County Route 229 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 229 at a T intersection. (CR 229 heads northeasterly to end at Wyoming Highway 414, WYO 414.) I-80 Bus then briefly gains an eastbound climbing lane and crosses over the Blacks Fork Canal (also known as the Lyman Canal), before losing the climbing lane and entering the census-designated place of Urie, Wyoming, Urie, about after the junction with CR 229. Within Urie, the route crosses WYO 414 at I-80 Bus's only intersection in the community. (WYO 414 heads north through the extreme western edge of Lyman to end at the Carter, Wyoming, Carter–Mountain View, Wyoming, Mountain View interchange on I-80; Wyoming Highway 412, WYO 412 heads northwesterly from that interchange towar Carter. WYO 414 heads south through Mountain View, Lonetree, Wyoming, Lonetree, and McKinnon, Wyoming, McKinnon before ending at the Utah State Line.) Within Urie, I-80 Bus briefly widens again to a three-lane road before narrowing again.

Continuing due east for about , I-80 Bus connects with the north end of County Route 241 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 241 a four-way intersection. (The road heading north ends shortly at a ranch house. CR 241 heads due south to end WYO 414 on the eastern edge of Mountain View at a junction with the north end of County Route 269 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 269.) I-80 Bus connects with the south end of County Route 239 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 239 at a T intersection farther east. (CR 239 heads north to end in Lyman.) Approximately later, I-80 Bus begins a curve to the north. I-80 Bus then crosses County Route 243 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 243, just after beginning its curve to the north. (CR 243 heads due north to end in Lyman and due south as Taylor Lane to end at WYO 414.) Shortly thereafter, I-80 Bus previously had a junction with the west end County Route 254 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 254 at a T intersection. However, the west end of CR 254 was realigned to connect with CR 243 and the section of road connecting I-80 Bus with CR 254 was removed. (Some maps still show this former connection.)

As I-80 Bus nears the end of its curve to the north, it enters Lyman as South Main Street and connects with the west ends of Conner's Way and Franklin Street. At the end of I-80 Bus's curve to the north, it crosses Canal Street, widens to four lanes, and crosses Willow, Lincoln, Sage, and Owen streets. (The Lyman Town Hall is located on the northwest corner of South Main and Sage streets and the Lyman Post Office is located on the southwest corner of Main and Owen streets.) Continuing north along North Main Street and passing by the west side of Lyman Intermediate School, I-80 Bus connects with west end of West Pine Street before crossing Walnut and Blackner streets. At the north end of North Main Street, I-80 Bus turns sharply to head east along the four-lane East Carter Street (with West Carter Street continuing west) and connects with the south end of Wyoming Highway 413, WYO 413 in the middle of the turn. (WYO 413 heads briefly west before leaving Lyman and turning north to end at the North Lyman Interchange on I-80.)

Continuing east along East Clark Street, I-80 Bus connects with the south end of Bradshaw Street, the north ends of North Franklin and North East streets. I-80 Bus then connects with the west end of Village Drive (which loops to the north) before connecting with the south ends of Birch and Cottonwood streets and narrowing back to a two-lane road. After connecting with the south ends of Dogwood Street, Elm Avenue, and Fir Street, I-80 Bus connects with the east end of Village Drive. Promptly thereafter, I-80 Bus crosses County Route 251 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 251 and connects with the north end of Heritage Cove, before passing by the south side of Lyman High School (Wyoming), Lyman High School and leaving Lyman.

Just after leaving Lyman, I-80 Bus curves to head northeasterly. As it begins that curve, I-80 Bus connects with the west end of County Route 256 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 256, followed by the south end of Nubbs Road, both at T intersections. About farther northeast, I-80 Bus connects with the north end of County Route 255 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 255 and the south end of County Route 256 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 256. Roughly later, I-80 Bus connects with the west end of County Route 252 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 252 and then the south end of County Route 233 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 233, approximately after that. (CR 233 heads northeasterly to pass under I-80 and continue on toward Granger, Wyoming, Granger.) About farther northeast, I-80 Bus cross over Smiths Fork (Blacks Fork), Smiths Fork, before connecting with the west end of County Route 26 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 26 about later and then the north end of County Route 91 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 91 approximately after that. Roughly northeast of its final junction with a county road, I-80 Bus reaches its eastern terminus at the Bridger Valley, Wyoming, Bridger Valley interchange on I-80 (exit 48), a diamond interchange. (I-80 heads east toward U.S. Route 30 in Wyoming, US 30, Little America, Wyoming, Little America, and Rock Springs, Wyoming, Rock Springs and west toward Fort Bridger. In addition, from the north side of the interchange, County Route 237 (Uinta County, Wyoming), CR 237 heads northerly.)

History

Major intersections

See also

* Business routes of Interstate 80

References

External links

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Interstate Highways in Wyoming, 80 Business (Fort Bridger-Lyman)
Business Interstate Highways, 80 Business (Fort Bridger-Lyman, Wyoming)
Transportation in Uinta County, Wyoming
Interstate 80, Business (Fort Bridger-Lyman, Wyoming)