Wyoming Highway 210 (WYO 210), also known as Happy Jack Road, is a
state highway
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in
Laramie and
Albany counties in
Wyoming
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, United States, that runs from
Cheyenne
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to
Interstate 80/
U.S. Route 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 ...
(I-80/US 30), east of
Laramie.
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Route description
WYO 210 begins at Exit 10 on Interstate 25/U.S. Route 87
U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas, making it the longest north-south roa ...
(I-25/US 87) in Cheyenne. At that interchange, WYO 210 intersects Missile Drive (former Wyoming Highway 226) at which provides access to F. E. Warren Air Force Base
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base , shortened as F.E. Warren AFB is a United States Air Force base (AFB) located approximately west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is one of three strategic-missile bases in the U.S. It was named in honor of Francis E. ...
. WYO 210 then continues west passing south of the airbase, and intersecting Wyoming Highway 222
Wyoming Highway 222 (WYO 222) is a Wyoming State Road known as ''Fort Access Road'' located in Laramie County, on the western edge of Cheyenne.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 222 travels from its south end at Wyoming Highway 225 (Otto Road) ...
(Fort Access Road) at . The Laramie- Albany County Line is at milepost 25.82, and the boundary for Medicine Bow National Forest
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is at milepost 26.45. WYO 210 ends at at the I-80/US 30 interchange (Exit 323) near the State of Wyoming Information Center.Vedauwoo
Vedauwoo () is an area of rocky outcrops (Sherman Granite) located in southeastern Wyoming, United States, north of Interstate 80, between Laramie and Cheyenne. Its name, according to some, is a romanized version of the Arapaho word "bito'o'w ...
, an area of rocky outcrops located in south-eastern Wyoming. At Curt Gowdy State Park
Curt Gowdy State Park is a public recreation area covering in Albany and Laramie counties in Wyoming, United States. It is located on Wyoming Highway 210 (Happy Jack Road), halfway between Cheyenne and Laramie, about from each. The state p ...
, there are two visible reservoirs that supply water to Cheyenne. Both reside on the south side of Happy Jack Road, Crystal reservoir is the farthest east while Granite it farthest west and visible from the highway.[
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Major intersections
See also
* List of state highways in Wyoming
The state highway system in the U.S. state of Wyoming consists of a series of numbered routes; usually known as WYO X, where X is the route number.
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References
External links
Cheyenne @ AARoads.com
WYO 210 - I-25/US 87 to WYO 222
WYO 210 - WYO 222 to I-80/US 30
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Year 210 ( CCX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustinus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 963 ''Ab urbe condita ...
Transportation in Albany County, Wyoming
Transportation in Laramie County, Wyoming
210
Year 210 ( CCX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Faustinus and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 963 ''Ab urbe condita ...