Wyoming Highway 487 (WYO 487) 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 northeastern
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 14,537. Its county seat is Rawlins, Wyoming, Rawlins. Its south border abuts the north line of Colorado.
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and southeastern
Natrona County, Wyoming
Natrona County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 79,955, making it the second-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Casper, Wyoming, Casper.
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that runs from its south end at
US 30/
US 287
U.S. Route 287 (US 287) is a north–south (physically northwest–southeast) United States highway. At long, it is the second longest three-digit U.S. Route, behind US 281. It serves as the major truck route between Fort Worth and Am ...
to a north end at
WYO 220
Wyoming Highway 220 (WYO 220) is the principal highway connecting the city of Casper to US 287/WYO 789. WYO 220 lies in northwestern Carbon and southern Natrona counties and along the famous Oregon Trail.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 220 ...
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Route description
Wyoming Highway 487 begins its south end at
US 30/
US 287
U.S. Route 287 (US 287) is a north–south (physically northwest–southeast) United States highway. At long, it is the second longest three-digit U.S. Route, behind US 281. It serves as the major truck route between Fort Worth and Am ...
(Old Lincoln Hwy.) in
Medicine Bow. WYO 487 travels north towards Shirley Basin and intersects WYO 77 at , that route's southern terminus. Again WYO 487 intersects WYO 77 at its north end, but at . WYO 487 travels another to its north end at
Wyoming Highway 220
Wyoming Highway 220 (WYO 220) is the principal highway connecting the city of Casper, Wyoming, Casper to US 287/WYO 789. WYO 220 lies in northwestern Carbon County, Wyoming, Carbon and southern Natrona County, Wyoming, Natrona counties and along t ...
which is located NE of
Alcova
Alcova is a census-designated place (CDP) in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 34 at the 2020 census. Wyoming's center of population is located in the small ...
and SE of
Evansville.
History
Wyoming Highway 75 was created during the early 1970s with the inception of the Wyoming secondary state route system. Highway 75 was routed along the path of present day Wyoming Highway 487 between the two junctions of current Wyoming Highway 77 in Shirley Basin. When Wyoming 487 was rerouted over Highway 75, old WYO 487 was recommissioned as WYO 77, and WYO 75 was decommissioned. The renumbering occurred in the mid-1970s.
Wyoming Highway 75
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Major intersections
References
*Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming
*GoogleMaps
External links
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Medicine Bow, WY official website
Transportation in Carbon County, Wyoming
Transportation in Natrona County, Wyoming
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