Interstate 80 in Wyoming

Infobox road
state=WY
route=80
type=I


length_mi=402.76
length_round=2
length_ref=Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List, [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/routefinder/table1.htm Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002] ]
year_established=
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Jct|state=UT|I|80|US|189 at Utah state line
junction=Jct|state=WY|I|25 in Cheyenne
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Jct|state=NE|I|80 at Nebraska state line
previous_type=WY
previous_route=78
next_type=US
next_route=85In the U.S. state of Wyoming, Interstate 80 traverses through the southern half of the state close to the Colorado state line. The route interchanges with I-25 in Cheyenne, the capital city of Wyoming.

History

Back in the days before the Interstate Highway system, U.S. Highway 30 ran slightly north of the current freeway alignment along the Lincoln Highway. Now, the Lincoln Highway does not have a route designation for large stretches, but there are some exceptions where US 30 is aligned on the Lincoln:
* 97 miles from Walcott to Laramie
* 12 miles through Cheyenne
* 2 miles through Pine Bluffs to the Nebraska state line

Exit list

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