Wyoming Highway 156

Wyoming Highway 156 marker

Wyoming Highway 156
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length: 14.29 mi[1] (23.00 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 26 / US 85 in Lingle
East end: US 85 / WYO 92 in Torrington
Location
Counties: Goshen
Highway system

State highways in Wyoming

← WYO 154WYO 157 →

Wyoming Highway 156 a Wyoming State Road located in central Goshen County west of Torrington and south of Lingle.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 156 is an "L" shaped route that runs generally east-west between Lingle and Torrington. Highway 156 begins it western terminus at US 26/US 85 (Main Street) in Lingle, and from there WYO 156 proceeds due south as the western section runs north-south.[2][3] The eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 157 is intersected a just under two-tenths of a miles. WYO 156 travels south, crossing the North Platte River at approximately 2 miles.[2] After crossing the river, WYO 156 begins to head in a more east-west direction and serves the southern bank of the North Platte River. Highway 156 again turns south, but then turns back east, and stays in an east-west direction for the remainder of its routing. WYO 156 comes to its eastern end at US 85/WYO 92 (Main Street) in the city of Torrington, in an area called South Torrington, just north of the US 85/WYO 154 junction.

Mileposts increase from east to west along WYO 156.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Goshen County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lingle0.000.00 US 26 / US 85Western (Northern) terminus of WYO 156
0.170.27 WYO 157Eastern terminus of WYO 157
Torrington14.2923.00 US 85 / WYO 92Eastern terminus of WYO 156
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 aaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199
  2. 1 2 Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 156 (Map). Yahoo Maps. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  3. ↑ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Retrieved 2010-02-12.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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