Wyoming Highway 230

Infobox road
state=WY
type=WY
route=230
alternate_name=Rivers Road


length_mi=78.74
length_round=2
length_ref= [ [http://www.rockymountainroads.com/wy-200.html Wyoming @ RockyMountainRoads.com - Wyoming Routes 200-299] ]
established=
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=jct|state=WY|WY|130
junction=jct|state=WY|WY|70 in Riverside
jct|state=WY|I|80 in Laramie
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=jct|state=WY|BL|80|US|30|US|287 in Laramie
counties=Albany, Carbon
cities=Laramie
previous_type=WY
previous_route=226
next_type=WY
next_route=231

Wyoming Highway 230 is known locally as Rivers Road and travels from Wyoming Highway 130 approximately 8 miles south of Saratoga south from there to intersect WYO 70 in Riverside and then heads southeast to the Colorado-Wyoming State Line. The Route continues southeast in Colorado as Colorado State Highway 125, then it turns northeast as Colorado State Highway 127. At the Wyoming-Colorado State Line, Wyoming 230 resumes. Highway 230 then heads northeast towards Laramie to end at Business Loop I-80/US 30/US 287 in Laramie. Wyoming Highway 230 provides a scenic and less-traveled alternative for travelers who want to avoid Interstate 80 and US 30 but cannot take Wyoming Highway 130 which is closed in the winter.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 230 basically crosses the same type of terrain as Wyoming Highway 130. The part of Highway 230 from WYO 130, south of Saratoga and the Wyoming-Colorado State Line slowly climbs out of the Platte Valley to a height of over 8,000 feet. At 10 miles there is a junction with Wyoming Highway 70 in the community of Riverside where route 70 heads west to Baggs and 230 turns southeast towards the state line. At the state line WYO 230 ends briefly and the roadway continues southeast into Colorado as SH 125. convert|9|mi|km into Colorado there is a junction with SH 127 north of Cowdrey, Colorado. SH 127 heads northeast approximately 9 miles back into Wyoming where that state highway ends and WYO 230 resumes. From there Wyoming 230 climbs again into the southeastern edge of the Snowy Range Mountains through mostly forested areas. At 51.8 miles (Wyoming State Highway miles) there is a junction with Wyoming Highway 10 in Woods Landing. Further east along the Highway 230, it the route descends into the Laramie Basin. Highway 230 meets WYO 130 just west of Laramie, and the two routes run toghether into Laramie as Snowy Range Road. (This is the only instance in Wyoming where two state routes are merged together) [ [http://www.rockymountainroads.com/wy-200.html Wyoming @ RockyMountainRoads.com - Wyoming Highway 230] ] . There is a interchange with Interstate 80 (Exit 311) at 77.7 miles, and route 230 ends at 78.74 miles at I-80 BUS/US 30/US 287 (3rd Street).

Major Intersections

Jctint
state=WY
county=Carbon
cspan=3
location=none
mile=0.00
road=jct|state=WY|WY|130
notes=Western (Northern) terminus of WYO 230Jctint
state=WY
location=Riverside
mile=10.0
road=jct|state=WY|WY|70
notes=Jctint
state=WY
location_special=Colorado State Line
mile=37.0
road=jct|state=CO|CO|125
notes=WYO 230 ends brieflyJctint
state=CO
county=Larimer
cspan=2
location_special=north of Cowdrey, Colorado
mile=8.8*
road=jct|state=CO|CO|127
notes=(WYO 230 via CO SH 125 & CO SH 127)Jctint
state=WY
location_special=Wyoming State Line
mile=9.1*
road=jct|state=WY|WY|230
notes=WYO 230 resumesJctint
state=WY
county=Albany
cspan=4
location=Woods Landing
mile=51.8
road=jct|state=WY|WY|10
notes=Jctint
state=WY
location=Laramie
lspan=3
type=concur
mile=76.9
road=jct|state=WY|WY|130
notes=West end concurrency with jct|state=WY|WY|130Jctint
state=WY
mile=77.7
road=jct|state=WY|I|80
notes=Exit 311 (I-80)Jctint
state=WY
type=concur
mile=78.74
road=jct|state=WY|BL|80|US|30|US|287
notes=Eastern terminus of WYO 230
East end concurrency with jct|state=WY|WY|130

*Mileages shown with asterisks indicate mileage in Colorado via Colorado State Highway 125 & Colorado State Highway 127

References