U.S. Route 310 (US 310) is a spur of historic
U.S. Route 10, now
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
. It runs for from
Laurel, Montana
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, to
Greybull, Wyoming. It passes through the states of
Montana
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and
Wyoming
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. Near the town of
Lovell, Wyoming, US 310 is
concurrent
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Law
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
US 14A for approximately .
Route description
US 310 starts at a junction with
US 14,
US 16
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, and
US 20
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west of
Greybull;
Highway 789 continues north along US 310 through the desert. Near the town of
Lovell, US 310 passes by Lovell Lakes before turning west through a brief stretch of farmland that extends into
Cowley. From Cowley, the highway runs west to
Deaver, then due north to
Frannie
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* Frannie Hughes, fictional character on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''
* Frannie ...
, where it straddles the boundary between
Big Horn County and
Park County. Just to the north of Frannie, US 310 bends slightly to the west, so that the road is actually inside Park County by about 400 feet before reaching the
Montana
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state line. At the state line, Wyoming Highway 789 ends and US 310 continues northwest into the desert. At the junction with
Montana Highway 72
Montana Highway 72 (MT 72) in the U.S. state of Montana is a route running northerly from the Wyoming state line to an intersection with U.S. Route 310 (US 310) about one mile (1.6 km) south of the town of Bridger, a distance of approximat ...
, US 310 turns north, passing through farmland and the towns of
Bridger and
Fromberg before running concurrently with
US 212
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. The highway enters the city of
Laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
, where US 212 continues onto
I-90
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, and US 310 ends at Main Street.
History
Historically, US 310 intersected with US 10 at
Laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
. After 1986, when US 10 was decommissioned west of
West Fargo, North Dakota, US 310 no longer connected to its "parent" route.
Major intersections
Notes
References
External links
Endpoints of U.S. Highway 310
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U.S. Route 310
U.S. Route 310 (US 310) is a spur of historic U.S. Route 10, now Interstate 90. It runs for from Laurel, Montana, to Greybull, Wyoming. It passes through the states of Montana and Wyoming. Near the town of Lovell, Wyoming, US 310 ...
U.S. Route 310
U.S. Route 310 (US 310) is a spur of historic U.S. Route 10, now Interstate 90. It runs for from Laurel, Montana, to Greybull, Wyoming. It passes through the states of Montana and Wyoming. Near the town of Lovell, Wyoming, US 310 ...
U.S. Route 310
U.S. Route 310 (US 310) is a spur of historic U.S. Route 10, now Interstate 90. It runs for from Laurel, Montana, to Greybull, Wyoming. It passes through the states of Montana and Wyoming. Near the town of Lovell, Wyoming, US 310 ...
U.S. Route 310
U.S. Route 310 (US 310) is a spur of historic U.S. Route 10, now Interstate 90. It runs for from Laurel, Montana, to Greybull, Wyoming. It passes through the states of Montana and Wyoming. Near the town of Lovell, Wyoming, US 310 ...
1926 establishments in Montana
1926 establishments in Wyoming