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Wyoming Highway 530 (WYO 530) is a state road that lies in southwestern Sweetwater County, Wyoming that runs along the west side of the
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Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Wyoming, on the Green River, impounded behind the Flaming Gorge Dam. Construction on the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The reservoir stores of water when measured at an elev ...
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Route description

Wyoming Highway 530 begins its south end at the
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Washam, Wyoming Washam is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 51 at the 2010 census. Geography Washam is located at (41.023936, -109.756690). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has ...
. From the state line, WYO 530 heads north, paralleling the west side of the
Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Wyoming, on the Green River, impounded behind the Flaming Gorge Dam. Construction on the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The reservoir stores of water when measured at an elev ...
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Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Canada * Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River *Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte *Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...
. For this length, the highway is known as West Flaming Gorge Road. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has invested a significant amount of time and money into improving the highway from Green River south to the border near
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. The improved sections of Highway 530 have widened shoulders and more passing lanes, but is usually two lanes. WYO 530 intersects no major highways along its route, however, it is a very scenic road, paralleling Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The reservoir is famous for its fishing, especially bass fishing, and has one of the largest shorelines in the state. It is the result of the Green River being dammed up near
Dutch John, Utah Dutch John is a town located in eastern Daggett County, Utah, United States, approximately northeast of the Flaming Gorge Dam on U.S. Route 191. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. History The town (but a census-designated place before ...
. When Highway 530 enters Green River, it becomes a five-lane highway named Uinta Avenue (two lanes each way plus a middle turn lane). In 1996, the Wyoming 530 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad yards was widened from two lanes to four lanes. On the north side of the bridge, WYO 530 comes to an end at I-80 Business/ US 30 Business (Flaming Gorge Way).


Major intersections


See also

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(East Flaming Gorge Road), that parallels the east side of the
Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Wyoming, on the Green River, impounded behind the Flaming Gorge Dam. Construction on the dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The reservoir stores of water when measured at an elev ...
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References

* Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming


External links

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Wyoming State Routes

City of Green River website
Transportation in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
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