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Wyoming Highway 220

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A portion of the highway in "the Narrows" near Goose Egg was straightened and improved during a 1965 that cost $ 1.58 million to construct; the project also included preparations to widen the highway to four lanes. Calls to widen WYO 225 grew in the late 1980s after a series of vehicle
432:(Wyoming Boulevard) is intersected at just over 69 miles. Past WYO 258, the multi-lane division continues until just before the intersection of CY Avenue and Poplar Street. At this intersection, WYO 220 follows Poplar Street north. As WYO 220 heads north on Poplar Avenue, 472:
and has several commemorative markers at various points. WYO 220 originally terminated at US 20 and US 26 in downtown Casper and was later extended north along Center Street to I-25, which was completed in October 1960.
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Between 1926 and 1938, what is now WYO 220 was part of U.S. Route 87E (US 87E). In 1938, US 87E's portion in Wyoming was redesignated as WYO 220. The highway generally follows the path of the historic
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is intersected as 220 continues northeast. Just before entering the Casper city limits, the two-lane highway becomes a divided multi-lane highway with two lanes for each direction of traffic, and becomes known as CY Avenue.
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A new "inner-city connector" between WYO 220 and I-29 via Poplar Street was proposed in the 1960s to redirect traffic from downtown. The first phase of the project, a new bridge over the North Platte River and the
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collisions that killed several people. The state government began work on widening bridges and intersections along the section in 1988, but declined to widen the entire highway.
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A western bypass of Casper to relieve congestion on WYO 220 was proposed in the late 1990s and approved for construction in 2000. The route, named
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and widening of the street south of the river. WYO 220 was relocated onto the extension, while its old alignment along Center Street became
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The highway is maintained by WYDOT, except for portions of CY Avenue and Poplar Street in Casper, which are maintained locally.
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WYO 220 passes north of the reservoir, now traveling more easterly as it comes upon the
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and continue until it reaches Casper. At 53.17 miles the northern terminus of
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Eastern terminus; exit 188B on I-25; road continues north as Poplar Street
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Wyoming Highway 220 begins its western end in Carbon County at
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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at Muddy Gap Junction and from there heads northeast toward
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Western terminus; highway continues as US 287/WYO 789 south
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WYO 220 - US 20 BUS/US 26 BUS to I-25/US 20/US 26/US 87
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Southern terminus of WYO 257; opened in December 2015
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Also to the south lies 394:Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge 70:72.79 mi (117.14 km) 13: 1226:Wiseman, Daniel (March 24, 1988). 1199:Richards, Gwen (January 2, 1987). 1117:Stovall, Steve (August 15, 1984). 972:Brewer, Harrison (July 31, 1949). 851:California National Historic Trail 570:California National Historic Trail 522: 14: 1414: 1311: 1255:"Council endorses West Loop plan" 914:List of state highways in Wyoming 1253:Brady, Mark H. (July 19, 2000). 1066:"Inner-City Connector Explained" 898: 829: 824: 819: 814: 788: 782: 775: 769: 747: 692: 686: 679: 673: 666: 660: 653: 647: 641: 613: 556: 551: 444:(exit 188B), which also carries 308: 298: 286: 263: 248: 134: 129: 124: 119: 96: 91: 24: 1280: 1246: 1219: 1192: 1174:"Casper-Alcova Road Rebuilding" 1046:. 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Index

Wyoming Highway 220 marker
WYDOT
Casper
US 287
WYO 789
Muddy Gap Junction
I-25
US 20
US 26
US 87
Casper
United States
Wyoming
Carbon
Natrona
Interstate
US
State
WYO 219
WYO 221
US 87

US 89
Casper
Carbon
Natrona
Oregon Trail


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