Wyoming Highway 157

Wyoming Highway 157 (WYO 157) is a 7.99-mile-long (12.86 km) Wyoming State Road located in central Goshen County west of Lingle.

Wyoming Highway 157 marker

Wyoming Highway 157

WYO 157 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length7.99 mi[1] (12.86 km)
Major junctions
West end US 26 southeast of Fort Laramie
East end WYO 156 in Lingle
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountiesGoshen
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
WYO 156 WYO 158

Route description

Wyoming Highway 157 is an L-shaped route[2][3] 7.99 miles (12.86 km) in length, and is located west of the town of Lingle. Approximately the first 2 miles (3.2 km) run north–south and the remaining 5 miles (8.0 km) east–west.[3] WYO 157 travels from US Route 26 southeast of Fort Laramie south across the North Platte River before turning east and heading toward Lingle. WYO 157 serves the southern side of the river between its two ends. Highway 157 ends at Wyoming Highway 156 just south of the WYO 156/US 26/US 85 junction in Lingle.[2]

Mileposts along Highway 157 increase from east to west.[1]

History

Major intersections

The entire route is in Goshen County. [4]

Location[4]mikmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 US 26
Lingle7.9912.86 WYO 156
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. aaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199
  2. Google (5 September 2016). "Wyoming Highway 157" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  4. Geography Division (2016). "Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  • Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming
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