| Wyoming Highway 318 | ||||
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| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length: | 1.09 mi[1] (1.75 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: | WYO 270 in Hartville | |||
| East end: | Dead End in Sunrise | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Platte | |||
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Wyoming Highway 318 is a short east-west 1.09-mile (1.8 km) spur route off Wyoming Highway 270 in northeastern Platte County.
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Wyoming Highway 318 begins at Wyoming Highway 270 in the small Town of Hartville. WYO 318 travels east as Hartville's Main Street for a mile till it reaches the old mining town of Sunrise at 1.09 miles.[2][3] Upon reaching the former town, WYO 318 ends at a road closed sign as the mine property is gated. The Sunrise Mine operated until 1980 and produced 42,457,187 tons of iron ore[4][5]
The section of present-day Wyoming Highway 270 from US 26 at Guernsey north to Hartville at present-day Wyoming Highway 318 was formerly designated as Wyoming Highway 318 prior to the 1970s. Highway 318 used to begin as US 26 at Guernsey and end at Sunrise with a 90 degree turn at Hartville. The stretch between Guernsey and Hartville was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 270 when that road was completed between Manville and Hartville to maintain continuity.[6]
The entire route is in Platte County.
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hartville | 0.00 | WYO 270 | Western terminus of WYO 318 | |
| Sunrise | 1.09 | Dead End | Eastern terminus of WYO 318 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||