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Wyoming Highway 24 (WYO 24), also known as the Bear Lodge Highway, is a
state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. that connects
U.S. Route 14 U.S. Route 14 (abbreviated U.S. 14 or US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). For ...
(US 14) in Carlile Junction with South Dakota Highway 34 (SD 34) at the South Dakota state line. The route passes through the northern portion of the
Bear Lodge Mountains The Bear Lodge Mountains ( lkt, Mato Tipila) are a small mountain range in Crook County, Wyoming. These mountains are protected in the Black Hills National Forest as part of its Bearlodge District. Devils Tower National Monument was the first U.S. ...
, part of the Black Hills National Forest. The highway also passes by Devils Tower National Monument. __TOC__


Route description

WYO 24 is begins at US 14 in Carlile Junction (also known as Devils Tower Junction). From its western terminus, it travels in a north–south direction, although the route is signed east–west. It is mainly a two-lane highway from US 14 to near Devils Tower National Monument. When it gets to Devils Tower, it spawns a short spur,
Wyoming Highway 110 Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the so ...
(WYO 110). After passing by WYO 110, it curves northeast-southwest. The road reaches Hulett, where it intersects
Wyoming Highway 112 Wyoming Highway 112 (WYO 112) is a state highway in north-central Crook County, Wyoming that runs from Hulett to the Montana-Wyoming State Line. Route description Wyoming Highway 112 begins its south end at Wyoming Highway 24 in Hulett. From ...
. In Hulett, WYO 24 is dubbed Main Street and A Street. Moving on, WYO 24 curves to the signed east–west orientation, but curves northwest-southeast. WYO 24 passes by some gulches, most notably Reservoir Gulch and Lucky Gulch. WYO 24 then turns south, then generally follows the east–west orientation. It then intersects
Wyoming Highway 111 Wyoming Highway 111 (WYO 111) is an state highway in Wyoming located in eastern Crook County. Route description Wyoming Highway 111 begins its south end at I-90/US 14 (Exit 199). From there the highway travels north to Wyoming Highway 24 in ...
a short time later. There are no further major junctions and towns on the route, as WYO 24 crosses the state line and becomes SD 34.


History

WYO 24 was not in the original State Highway grid until 1961. The predecessor to this route was Wyoming Highway 514. In 2018, the speed limit on WYO 24 near Devils Tower was reduced from to due to higher traffic volumes during peak travel seasons and the road's history of collisions. The monument had its highest visitor count in 2021, which saw traffic jams from the entrance that slowed a section of WYO 24.


Major intersections


See also

* List of state highways in Wyoming


References


External links


Wyoming Routes 000-099

WYO 24 - SD-34/South Dakota State Line to WYO 111

WYO 24 - WYO 111 to WYO 112

WYO 24 - WYO 112 to WYO 110

WYO 24 - WYO 110 to US 14
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Black Hills Transportation in Crook County, Wyoming