Wyoming Highway 28
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| South Pass Highway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length: | 96.46 mi[1] (155.24 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 WYO 372 near Farson | |||
 US 191 in Farson | ||||
| East end: |
  US 287 / WYO 789 south of Lander | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Sweetwater, Sublette, Fremont | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Wyoming State Highway 28 (South Pass Highway) is a 2 lane State Highway stretching 96.5 miles (155.3 km) from its split from Wyoming Highway 372 near the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge, across the high plains and over South Pass until its junction with US 287 8 miles (13 km) south of Lander. It follows the route followed by settlers on the Oregon Trail. [2]
Route description
15 miles (24 km) south of the town of Fontenelle, Wyoming Highway 372 splits, with Highway 28 heading Northeast. It crosses the Green River after 3 miles (4.8 km). After 25 miles (40 km), it intersects US 191 at the small town of Farson. After 5 miles (8.0 km), it spurs north to "Farson Little Sandy Road", leading to Big Sandy. It continues northeast out of Sweetwater County, cuts through a small corner of Sublette County and enters Fremont County. It crosses the Continental Divide at South Pass, one of the lowest passes on the continental divide at 7,550 feet (2,300 m). South Pass was used by settlers on the Oregon Trail. From there, there are spurs to the south leading to the South Pass Historic Site and Atlantic City. From there it curves north, travelling about 17 miles (27 km) until its merge with US 287, near Lander.
Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Sweetwater | Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge | 0.00 | 0.00 | WYO 372 – Fontenelle, James Town | Western terminus of WYO 372 | |||
| Farson—Eden town line | 28.82 | 17.91 | US 191 – Farson, Eden | |||||
| Sublette |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Fremont | 96.46 | 59.94 | US 287 / WYO 789 – Jeffrey City, Lander | Eastern terminus of WYO 28 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References
External links
- Wyoming State Routes 00-99
- Wyoming State Route 28
- WYO 28 - WYO 372 to US 191
- WYO 28 - US 191 to US 287/WYO 789