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Wyoming Highway 34 (WYO 34) is a
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known as Laramie-Wheatland Road. Located in Albany and Platte counties, it spans from U.S. Routes 30 and
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near Bosler to
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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 ...
in Wheatland.


Route description

Wyoming Highway 34 has its west end at US 30 / US 287 near Bosler and travels from there northeast to Wheatland by the way of
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. Nearing its end, WYO 34 intersects the southern terminus of
Wyoming Highway 312 Wyoming Highway 312 (WYO 312) is a north–south Wyoming State Road located in central Platte County, Wyoming that runs from Wyoming Highway 34 to I-25 BUS/US 87 BUS in Wheatland. Route description Wyoming Highway 312 begins at its s ...
, which is the former routing of WYO 34 into Wheatland.Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 300-399
/ref> Highway 34 comes to an end at I- 25 / US 87 (Exit 73) just south of Wheatland. Wyoming 34 follows State Control Route S-109 for its entire length.


History

Wyoming Highway 34 was formerly designated as Wyoming Highway 26 between 1926 and November 1949. The WYO 26 designation was before
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was extended west across
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to Wheatland where it ended at
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 ...
. When US 26 was designated, WYO 26 was renumbered WYO 34 to avoid confusion.


Major intersections


See also

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References


External links

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Wyoming Highways 000-099

WYO 34 - US 30/US 287 to WYO 312

WYO 34 - WYO 312 to I-25/US 87
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