Wyoming Highway 412 (WYO 412), also known as the Carter–Lyman Road and previously as the Carter Cutoff Road, is a
state highway
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in
Uinta and
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln ...
counties in western
Wyoming
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, United States, that connects
Interstate 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 o ...
(I-80/Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway), northwest of
Lyman, with
U.S. Route 189
U.S. Route 189 is a spur of U.S. Route 89. It currently runs for 322 miles (518 km) from Provo, Utah at Interstate 15 to Jackson, Wyoming. The highway was not part of the original 1926 U.S. Highway system. The highway was created in the ...
(US 189), south of
Kemmerer.
Route description
WYO 412 begins at a
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
on
Interstate 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 o ...
in northeastern
Uinta County
Uinta County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 20,450. Its county seat is Evanston. Its south and west boundary lines abut the Utah state line.
Uinta County comprises the Eva ...
, northwest of
Lyman. The route is a continuation of
WYO 414, which proceeds southward through
Urie and
Mountain View.
From I-80, WYO 412 proceeds in a northwestward direction, passing the
Fort Bridger Airport. After about , it reaches the community of
Carter
Carter(s), or Carter's, Tha Carter, or The Carter(s), may refer to:
Geography United States
* Carter, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Carter, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Carter, Montana, a census-designated place
* Carter, ...
, where it crosses a
Union Pacific
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rail line. From there, it proceeds another northwest, crossing into
Lincoln County before ending at
U.S. Highway 189.
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History
WYO 410 was established in June 1971.[ ]
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
Wyoming State Routes 400-499
US-189 to I-80/WYO 414
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Transportation in Uinta County, Wyoming
Transportation in Lincoln County, Wyoming
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