Wyoming Highway 71

Wyoming Highway 71
Sage Creek Road
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length: 10.83 mi[1] (17.43 km)
Major junctions
South end: CR 401 near Teton Reservoir
North end: WYO 78 in Rawlins
Location
Counties: Carbon
Highway system

State highways in Wyoming

← WYO 70 WYO 72 →

Wyoming Highway 71 is a 10.83 miles (17.43 km) north-south Wyoming State Road located in Carbon County that travels from near the Teton Reservoir north into the southern part of Rawlins.

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Route description

Wyoming Highway 71, named Sage Creek Road predominately south of Rawlins, travels from Carbon County Route 401 near the Teton Reservoir[1] area north to Rawlins. Upon entering the Rawlins city limits, and after passing under Interstate 80/U.S. Route 30, WYO 71 heads in a more east-west direction paralleling the interstate. Downtown Rawlins can be accessed via Jackson and Washington Streets[2] Highway 71 comes to its northern end at Wyoming Highway 78[3] just 0.15 miles (790 ft) from exit 214 of I-80/US 30[2].

Carbon County Route 401 continues south from WYO 71 to the Medicine Bow National Forest boundary where the designation for the roadway changes to Forest Service Road 801 till its end at Wyoming Highway 70. The road is dirt and gravel for the entire county and forest service portion[1].

Major intersections

The entire route is in Carbon County.

Location Mile Destinations Notes
Teton Reservoir 0.00 CR 401 Southern terminus of WYO 71
Rawlins 10.03 Jackson Street to

I-80 Bus. / US 30 Bus. / WYO 789
10.47 Washington Street to

I-80 Bus. / US 30 Bus. / US 287
10.83 WYO 78 to I-80 / US 30 Northern terminus of WYO 71
Northern terminus of WYO 78
To Exit 214 (I-80)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Wyoming @ RockyMountainRoads.com - Wyoming Routes 000-099
  2. ^ a b Yahoo Maps. Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 71 (Map). http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=41.781823&lon=-107.227546&zoom=14&q1=41.780431%2C-107.225143&q2=41.697989%2C-107.268702&q3=41.649553%2C-107.26956. Retrieved 2010-02-10. 
  3. ^ WYDOT. Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (Map). http://www.dot.state.wy.us/webdav/site/wydot/shared/Planning/Reference%20Marker%20Book.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 

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