Wyoming Highway 77

Wyoming Highway 77
	Old Shirley Basin Road
	WYO 77 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by WYDOT
Length	22.18 mi[1] (35.70 km)
Existed	Mid 1970s[1]–present
Restrictions	Closed winters[2][3]
Major junctions
South end	WYO 487 near Medicine Bow
North end	WYO 487 near Casper
Location
Counties	Carbon
Highway system

Wyoming Highway 77 (WYO 77) is a 22.18-mile (35.70 km) long Wyoming state highway in northeastern Carbon County. The highway begins at WYO 487 and proceeds north, parallel to the highway, to a northern terminus at WYO 487.

Route description

View atop Highway 77's highest point looking north.

Highway 77 begins at Highway 487, 22 miles (35 km) north of Medicine Bow to Highway 487 near the Shirley Basin Rest Area, which is located 27 miles (43 km) south of Highway 487's junction with Highway 220. Highway 77 stays to the west of Highway 487 and Shirley Basin, acting as an alternative route to Highway 487 between the two points. At its northern terminus, Highway 77 is about 48 miles (77 km) south of the city of Casper.

The entirety of Highway 77 maintains a speed limit of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h), and is closed during winters.[2][3]

History

Wyoming Highway 77 was formerly numbered as Highway 487 while present day Highway 487 was designated as Highway 75. Highway 75 was created during the early 1970s with the creation of the Wyoming secondary state route system. When Highway 487 was rerouted over Highway 75 in the mid-1970s, old Highway 487 was redesignated as Highway 77.[1]

Major intersections

Highway 77

The entire route is in Carbon County.

Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	0.00	WYO 487 – Casper, Medicine Bow	Southern terminus
	22.18	35.70	WYO 487 – Casper, Shirley Basin	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Wyoming Routes 000-099
Google (February 17, 2014). "Wyoming Highway 77" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.

External links

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[aaroads-1] Wyoming Routes 000-099

[google_maps-2] Google (February 17, 2014). "Wyoming Highway 77" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

[map-3] Official State Highway Map of Wyoming (Map). Wyoming Department of Transportation. 2014.