U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming

U.S. Highway 14
US 14 highlighted in solid red and US 14A highlighted in dashed red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length:	449.21 mi[1] (722.93 km)
Existed:	1936 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 16 / US 20 at Yellowstone National Park
	US 14A in Cody US 310 in Greybull US 16 / US 20 in Greybull US 14A near Dayton I-90 / US 87 in Ranchester I-90 / US 87 in Sheridan US 16 near Clearmont I-90 in Gillette I-90 / US 16 in Moorcroft I-90 in Sundance
East end:	I-90 / US 14 at the South Dakota state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced State highways in Wyoming Interstate U.S. State ← WYO 13 WYO 14 →

In the U.S. state of Wyoming, U.S. Highway 14 (US 14) runs east to west across the northern part of the state. The road connects South Dakota on the east with Yellowstone National Park on the west. It is mostly a two lane surface road except for several sections that it shares with Interstate 90.

Route description

US 14 north towards Devils Tower

While the official western terminus of the road is at the Eastern gate of Yellowstone National Park^[2] there is an unsigned section within the park itself starting at a junction with U.S. Route 89 and U.S. Route 287 at West Thumb and following the northern shore of Yellowstone Lake. From the park US 14 is co-signed with U.S. Route 16 and U.S. Route 20. The roads lead east out of the Absaroka Range and down the Shoshone River valley to Cody. Here, U.S. Route 14 Alternate (US 14A) splits north toward Powell, while US 14/16/20 continues east across the Bighorn Basin to Greybull. At Greybull, US 16 and US 20 go south, while US 14 travels east to Shell, and the western slope of the Big Horn Mountains. The road ascends a windy path through steep Shell Canyon and rejoins US 14A at the top of the range at Burgess Junction. The road is designated as Bighorn Scenic Byway between Shell and Dayton on the eastern side of the mountain range. On the east side of the Bighorns, the road merges with Interstate 90 and travels southeast to Sheridan, Wyoming. From Sheridan, the road continues east, rejoining with US Route 16 near Clearmont. The roads travel across the Powder River Country to Gillette, Wyoming where it joins again with Interstate 90 to Moorcroft. From here, it diverges north from Interstate 90 briefly to junction with Wyoming Highway 24 with access to Devils Tower National Monument. US 14 turns south and rejoins Interstate 90 which it follows to the eastern border of Wyoming and South Dakota.

History

US 14 was originally planned to stop in Wall, South Dakota. In 1936, the road was extended to the Wyoming border and US 16 was rerouted through Newcastle and the old US 16 was re designated as US 14. Prior to 1940, US 14 followed the route currently serviced by US 14A through Lovell and Powell. In 1940, the highway took over Wyoming Highway 520 between Burgess Junction and Greybull, and the old road was renamed Wyoming Highway 14. Due to confusion, it was recommissioned as US 14A in 1965. In the 1960s portions of the highway in the eastern part of the state became Interstate 90.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Park	Wapiti	0.00	0.00	Yellowstone National Park gate	Western end of US 16 and US 20 overlaps
	Cody	49.38	79.47	WYO 291 south
		51.96	83.62	US 14A east / WYO 120 north	Western end of WYO 120 overlap
		54.18	87.19	WYO 120 south	Eastern end of WYO 120 overlap
Big Horn	​	85.12	136.99	WYO 30 east
	Emblem	85.72	137.95	WYO 32 north
	​	100.11	161.11	US 310 north / WYO 789 north	Western end of WYO 789 overlap
	Greybull	105.09	169.13	US 16 east / US 20 east / WYO 789 south	Eastern end of US 16, US 20, and WYO 789 overlaps
Sheridan	​	152.49	245.41	US 14A west (Burgess Junction)
	Dayton	179.30	288.56	WYO 343
	Ranchester	185.14	297.95	WYO 345
		185.49	298.52	I-90 west / US 87 north	Western end of I-90 and US 87 overlaps
	​	191.80	308.67	WYO 345 – Acme
	​	193.52	311.44	WYO 339 – Decker, Mont.
	Sheridan	198.10	318.81	I-90 Bus. east (Main Street)
		200.33	322.40	WYO 330 (Fifth Street)
		202.48	325.86	I-90 east / I-90 Bus. west / US 87 south – Sheridan, Big Horn	Eastern end of I-90 and US 87 overlaps
	​	229.92	370.02	US 16 west	Western end of US 16 overlap
	​	256.88	413.41	WYO 341 south
Campbell	​	304.38	489.85	WYO 59 north	Western end of WYO 59 overlap
	Gillette	308.17	495.95	WYO 50 south
		309.19	497.59	WYO 59 south	Eastern end of WYO 59 overlap
		310.51	499.72	I-90 west	Western end of I-90 overlap
		311.52	501.34	Garner Lake Road
	​	315.41	507.60	Wyodak Road
	​	323.73	520.99	Rozet
Crook	Moorcroft	335.90	540.58	I-90 begins / I-90 Bus.	Eastern end of I-90 overlap; western end of BL 90 overlap
		336.04	540.80	WYO 51 west
		337.10	542.51	I-90 Bus. east / US 16 east	Eastern end of BL 90 and US 16 overlaps
	​	342.09	550.54	WYO 113 east
	​	362.66	583.64	WYO 24 north	To Devils Tower National Monument
	Sundance	382.01	614.79	I-90 / I-90 Bus. begins	Western end of BL 90 overlap
		382.21	615.11	WYO 116 south
		383.67	617.46	WYO 585 south
		385.43	620.29	I-90 west / I-90 Bus. ends	Eastern end of BL 90 overlap; western end of I-90 overlap
	​	388.35	624.99	Moskee Road
	​	395.74	636.88	WYO 111 north
	Beulah	402.33	647.49	Beulah
	​	403.57	649.48	I-90 east / US 14 east	Continuation into South Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Related route

U.S. Highway 14 Alternate is an alternate route for U.S. Highway 14 between Cody and Burgess Junction. At its west end in Cody, US 14 is concurrent with U.S. Highway 16 and U.S. Highway 20. West of Burgess Junction, US 14A passes through the Big Horn Mountains, reaching a maximum elevation of 9,430 ft (2,870 m). This portion of the road is closed during the winter months. The total length of US 14A is approximately 106 miles (171 km). Intermediate towns on the highway include Powell and Lovell. At Lovell, US 14A is concurrent with U.S. Highway 310 for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km).

In the initial 1925 plan, roughly the west half of present US 14 Alternate, from Cody to U.S. Highway 310 in Deaver, was assigned the number U.S. Highway 220.^[5] However, two spurs of US 20 were added in Pennsylvania, and so US 220 became U.S. Highway 420 in the final 1926 plan.^[6]

Around 1933, U.S. Highway 116 was extended west from Sheridan to Deaver, then absorbing US 420 to end at Cody. Soon after, it became part of an extended US 14.^[7] US 14 was shifted south to its present alignment in 1940, and the old alignment became Wyoming 14 for a while, and was recommissioned as US 14 Alternate around 1965.^[8]

References

External links

Route map: Google

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