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Wyoming Highway 789 markerWyoming Highway 789
Canada to Mexico Highway
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length404 mi (650 km)
Major junctions
South end SH 13 at Colorado state line near Baggs
Major intersections I-80 / US 30 near Creston Junction
US 287 in Rawlins
WYO 220 in Three Forks

WYO 28 south of Lander
US 26 in Riverton
US 20 in Shoshoni

WYO 120 in Thermopolis
US 16 in Worland
US 14 / US 310 in Greybull
WYO 114 near Deaver
North end US 310 at the Montana Border near Frannie
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountiesCarbon, Sweetwater, Natrona, Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie, Big County
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
← WYO 585→ WYO 10

Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789) is a state route in the U.S. state of Wyoming in the United States. Wyoming Highway 789 runs north to south from the Montana border to the Colorado border. For most of its length, it is joined with other routes.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 789 begins at the Colorado border just south of Baggs. It travels north for about four miles (6 km) to Baggs. After Baggs, it continues north for about 45 miles (72 km) until it reaches the county line.

After crossing the county line, WYO 789 travels north for about 6 miles (9.7 km) where it reaches Exit 187 at Interstate 80/US 30. Wyoming Highway 789 joins I-80/US 30 eastbound.

Wyoming Highway 789, with I-80 and US 30, re-enters Carbon County. Just west of Rawlins, Wyoming Highway 789 leaves at Exit 211, joining Business Loop 80 through Rawlins. North of town, Wyoming Highway 789 intersects U.S. Route 287 and joins it north for 50 miles (80 km) to the county line, after which it passes through Natrona County for about 2 miles (3.2 km).

WYO 789/US 287 continue bearing in a northwest direction, passing through the towns of Jeffrey City and Sweetwater Station. About 40 miles (64 km) from Sweetwater Station, WYO 789/US 287 enters Lander. Wyoming Highway 789 splits from US 287 here and continues northeast for 24 miles (39 km), alone, to Riverton. Wyoming Highway 789 joins U.S. Route 26 until they reach Shoshoni. Here, Wyoming Highway 789/US 26 intersect U.S. Route 20 where WYO 789 continues north with US 20 west.

WYO 789 and US 20 continue through the Wind River Canyon into Thermopolis. From there, the highway veers off in a northeasterly direction into Washakie County. From the Washakie county line, the highway travels approximately 21 miles (34 km) before crossing the Big Horn River into Worland where it joins U.S Routes 16 and 20.

Upon crossing into Big Horn County, WYO 789/US 16/US 20 veers back to the northwest and crosses back over the Big Horn River after reaching Manderson. It continues on 20 miles (32 km) to the north through Basin and Greybull. Upon reaching Greybull, WYO 789/US 16/US 20 head west and join US 14 for about five miles (8 km).

At that point, Wyoming Highway 789 separates from the multiplex of US 14/16/20 and returns to its northern path along with US 310 for about 28 miles (45 km) to the town of Lovell. For three miles (5 km), WYO 789/US 310 runs west along Alternate US 14. WYO 789/US 310 then turns north three miles (5 km) to Cowley and then heads west seven miles (11 km) to Deaver.

From Deaver, WYO 789/US 310 runs six miles (10 km) north along the Park County line to Frannie. The highway leaves Wyoming on the eastern edge of Park County and enters Montana. Here, the 789 designation is dropped, while US 310 continues along the highway.

History

Highway 789 was part of a proposed border-to-border U.S. Route 789 that would have run from Sweetgrass, Montana to Nogales, Arizona. After the US 789 proposal was rejected by AASHTO, U.S. Route 789 became part of a series of state highways numbered "789" running along the proposed route. Wyoming, however, was the only state that actually applied the number to an existing highway (the other states simply added a concurrent SR 789 over existing highways). Because of this, all the states except Wyoming deleted the designation and removed the signs.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Carbon​0.000.00 SH 13Continuation into Colorado
Baggs2.524.06 WYO 70Western terminus of WYO 70
Sweetwaternear Creston Junction53.1985.60 I-80 / US 30Exit 187 (I-80/US 30); western terminus of I-80 / US 30 / WYO 789 overlap
CarbonRawlins77.77125.16
I-80 / US 30 / I-80 BL / US 30 Bus.		Exit 211 (I-80/US 30); eastern terminus of I-80 / US 30 / WYO 789 overlap; western terminus of I-80 BUS / US 30 BUS / WYO 789 overlap
79.41127.80

US 287 south / I-80 BL / US 30 Bus.		Southern terminus of US 287 / WYO 789 overlap; eastern terminus of I-80 BUS / US 30 BUS / WYO 789 overlap
81.13130.57
US 287 Byp.		Northern terminus of US 287 Bypass
Lamont112.47181.00 WYO 73Eastern terminus of WYO 73
Muddy Gap Junction123.52198.79 WYO 220Western terminus of WYO 220
Natrona
 No major junctions
FremontSweetwater Station165.63266.56 WYO 135Southern terminus of WYO 135
south of Lander195.82315.14 WYO 28Eastern terminus of WYO 28
Lander204.00328.31
US 287 north		Northern terminus of US 287 / WYO 789 overlap
near Hudson215.59346.96 WYO 138Western terminus of WYO 138
south of Riverton227.02365.35
WYO 137 to WYO 138		Eastern terminus of WYO 137
227.38365.93
WYO 135 to WYO 136		Northern terminus of WYO 135
Riverton228.73368.11
US 26 west		Western terminus of US 26 / WYO 789 overlap
​242.61390.44 WYO 134Eastern terminus of WYO 134
Shoshoni250.87403.74
US 20 / US 26 east		Eastern terminus of US 26 / WYO 789 overlap; eastern terminus of US 20 / WYO 789 overlap
Hot Springs​280.62451.61 WYO 173Western terminus of WYO 137
Thermopolis283.27455.88 WYO 120Southern terminus of WYO 120
Lucerne290.55467.59 WYO 172Western terminus of WYO 172
Washakie​307.28494.52

WYO 431 west / WYO 432 east		Eastern terminus of WYO 431; southern terminus of WYO 432
Worland315.35507.51 WYO 433Southern terminus of WYO 433
316.01508.57
To WYO 432		To WYO 432
316.33509.08
US 16 east		Southern terminus of US 16 / US 20 / WYO 789 overlap
Big HornManderson334.98539.10 WYO 31Western terminus of WYO 31
west of Manderson336.15540.98 WYO 433Northern terminus of WYO 433
Basin346.60557.80 WYO 30Eastern terminus of WYO 30
north of Basin349.45562.39 WYO 36Northern terminus of WYO 36
Greybull354.23570.08
US 14 east		Eastern terminus of US 14 / US 16 / US 20 / US 26 / WYO 789 overlap
359.21578.09



US 14 west / US 16 west / US 20 west / US 310 north		Western terminus of US 14 / US 16 / US 20 / US 26 / WYO 789 overlap; Southern terminus of US 310 / WYO 789 overlap
Lovell386.24621.59
US 14A east		Eastern terminus of US 14A / US 310 / WYO 789 overlap
387.98624.39 WYO 32Northern terminus of WYO 32
​389.44626.74
US 14A west		Western terminus of US 14A / US 310 / WYO 789 overlap
Deaver399.35642.69 WYO 114Eastern terminus of WYO 114
near Frannie407.14655.23 US 310Continuation into Montana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

References

  1. Length of Wyoming 789
  2. "U.S. Highway 789 (Proposed/Never Commissioned)". Retrieved 2007-10-02.
  3. "WYDOT Reference Marker Book November 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. Wyoming 789 Junction List
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