Wyoming Highway 789

U.S. Route 789
Location
Existed	Unknown–Unknown

Wyoming Highway 789
	Canada to Mexico Highway
Route information
	Maintained by WYDOT
Length	407.14 mi[1] (655.23 km)
Major junctions
South end	SH 13 at Colorado state line near Baggs
	I-80 / US 30 northeast of Creston; US 287 from Rawlins to Lander; WYO 220 in Muddy Gap; WYO 28 southeast of Lander; US 26 from Riverton to Shoshoni; US 20 from Shoshoni to northwest of Greybull; WYO 120 in Thermopolis; US 16 from Worland to northwest of Greybull; US 14 / US 310 in Greybull; WYO 114 in Deaver;
North end	US 310 at the Montana state line north of Frannie
Location
Counties	Carbon, Sweetwater, Natrona, Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn
Highway system

Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789) is a 407-mile-long (655 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Wyoming. WYO 789 travels south-to-north from the Colorado state line to the Montana state line. For most of its length, it is concurrent with other routes. It was the path of a formerly-proposed U.S. Route 789 that was cancelled.

Route description

WYO 789 begins at the Colorado state line just south of Baggs. It travels north for about 4 miles (6.4 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 of I-80/US 30. WYO 789 joins I-80/US 30 eastbound.

WYO 789 in Rawlins, May 2014

I-80/US 30/WYO 789 re-enter Carbon County. Just west of Rawlins, WYO 789 leaves at exit 211, joining I-80 Bus./US 30 Bus. through Rawlins. North of town, WYO 789 intersects US 287 and travels concurrent with 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).

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

US 20/WYO 789 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 US 16/US 20.

Upon crossing into Big Horn County, US 16/US 20/WYO 789 veer back to the northwest and cross 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, US 16/US 20/WYO 789 head west and join US 14 for about 5 miles (8.0 km).

At that point, WYO 789 separates from the concurrency of US 14/US 16/US 20 and returns to its northern path along with US 310 for about 28 miles (45 km) to the town of Lovell. For about 3 miles (4.8 km), US 310/WYO 789 travels west along US 14 Alt. US 310/WYO 789 then turn north for about 3 miles (4.8 km) to Cowley and then head west about 7 miles (11 km) to Deaver.

From Deaver, US 310/WYO 789 travel about 6 miles (9.7 km) north to Frannie, where they straddle the boundary between Big Horn County and Park County. Just to the north of Frannie, US 310/WYO 789 bends slightly to the west, so that the road is actually inside Park County by about 400 feet before reaching the Montana state line. At the state line, WYO 789 ends, while US 310 continues north.

History

WYO 789 was part of a proposed border-to-border U.S. Route 789 that would have traveled from Nogales, Arizona to Sweet Grass, Montana. After the US 789 proposal was rejected by AASHTO, US 789 became part of a series of state highways numbered "789" traveling 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).[2] Because of this, all the states except Wyoming deleted the designation and removed the signs.

Major intersections

County	Location[3]	mi[4][5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Carbon		0.00	0.00	SH 13 – Craig	Continuation beyond Colorado state line
Carbon	Baggs	2.52	4.06	WYO 70 – Dixon	Western terminus of WYO 70
Sweetwater		53.19	85.60	I-80 / US 30 – Rock Springs	Western end of I-80/US 30 concurrency; Exit 187 on I-80
Carbon		77.77	125.16	I-80 / US 30 / I-80 Bus. / US 30 Bus.	Eastern end of I-80/US 30 concurrency; western end of I-80 Bus./US 30 Bus. concurrency; I-80/US 30, exit 211
	Rawlins	79.41	127.80	US 287 south / I-80 Bus. / US 30 Bus.	Eastern end of I-80 Bus./US 30 Bus. concurrency; southern end of US 287 concurrency
		81.13	130.57	US 287 Byp.	Northern terminus of US 287 Bypass
		112.47	181.00	WYO 73	Eastern terminus of WYO 73
		123.52	198.79	WYO 220	Western terminus of WYO 220
Natrona	No major junctions
Fremont		165.63	266.56	WYO 135	Southern terminus of WYO 135
		195.82	315.14	WYO 28	Eastern terminus of WYO 28
	Lander	204.00	328.31	US 287 north	Northern end of US 287 concurrency
		215.59	346.96	WYO 138	Western terminus of WYO 138
	Arapahoe	227.02	365.35	WYO 137 to WYO 138	Eastern terminus of WYO 137
	Arapahoe	227.38	365.93	WYO 135 to WYO 136	Northern terminus of WYO 135
	Riverton	228.73	368.11	US 26 west (Main Street)	Southern end of US 26 concurrency
		242.61	390.44	WYO 134	Eastern terminus of WYO 134
	Shoshoni	250.87	403.74	US 20 / US 26 east (2nd Street east)	Northern end of US 26 concurrency; southern end of US 20 concurency
Hot Springs		280.62	451.61	WYO 173	Western terminus of WYO 173
	Thermopolis	283.27	455.88	WYO 120	Southern terminus of WYO 120
	Lucerne	290.55	467.59	WYO 172	Western terminus of WYO 172
Washakie		307.28	494.52	WYO 431 west / WYO 432 east	Eastern terminus of WYO 431; southern terminus of WYO 432
		315.35	507.51	WYO 433	Southern terminus of WYO 433
	Worland	316.01	508.57	To WYO 432
	Worland	316.33	509.08	US 16 east – Buffalo	Southern end of US 16 concurrency
Big Horn	Manderson	334.98	539.10	WYO 31	Western terminus of WYO 31
		336.15	540.98	WYO 433	Northern terminus of WYO 433
	Basin	346.60	557.80	WYO 30	Eastern terminus of WYO 30
		349.45	562.39	WYO 36	Northern terminus of WYO 36
	Greybull	354.23	570.08	US 14 east (Greybull Avenue)	Southern end of US 14 concurrency
		359.21	578.09	US 14 / US 16 / US 20 west / US 310 begins – Cody, Yellowstone	Eastern terminus of US 310; northern end of US 14, US 16, and US 20 concurrencies; southern end of US 310 concurrency
	Lovell	386.24	621.59	US 14A east	Southern end of US 14A concurrency
		387.98	624.39	WYO 32	Northern terminus of WYO 32
		389.44	626.74	US 14A west	Northern end of US 14A concurrency
	Deaver	399.35	642.69	WYO 114	Eastern terminus of WYO 114
		407.14	655.23	US 310 north	Continuation into Montana; northern end of US 310 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

Google (28 December 2016). "Overview map of WYO 789" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
"U.S. Highway 789 (Proposed/Never Commissioned)". Retrieved October 2, 2007.
Geography Division (2016). "Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
"WYDOT Reference Marker Book November 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
"Wyoming 789 Junction List". AARoads.

External links

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[1] Google (28 December 2016). "Overview map of WYO 789" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[rockymtnrds-us789-2] "U.S. Highway 789 (Proposed/Never Commissioned)". Retrieved October 2, 2007.

[Census_BAS-3] Geography Division (2016). "Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[wyoref04-4] "WYDOT Reference Marker Book November 2004" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

[aaroads-5] "Wyoming 789 Junction List". AARoads.