Wyoming Highway 338
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Short description|State highway in Wyoming, United States}}
{{Infobox road
|state=WY
|type=WY
|route=338
|maint=WYDOT
|alternate_name=Decker Road
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Wyoming Highway 338}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=WYO 338 highlighted in red
|length_mi=15.03
|length_round=2
|length_ref={{cite map
|publisher=WYDOT
|url=http://www.dot.state.wy.us/webdav/site/wydot/shared/Planning/Reference%20Marker%20Book.pdf
|title=Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004
|accessdate=February 24, 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050844/http://www.dot.state.wy.us/webdav/site/wydot/shared/Planning/Reference%20Marker%20Book.pdf
|archivedate=July 17, 2011 }}
|established=
|decommissioned=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=WY|I|90|BL|90|US-Bus|14|US-Bus|87|dab2=Sheridan|dab3=Sheridan|dab4=Sheridan}} in Sheridan
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=MT|Sec|314}} at Montana state line
|counties=Sheridan
|previous_type=WY
|previous_route=337
|next_type=WY
|next_route=339
}}
Wyoming Highway 338 (WYO 338) is a {{convert|15.03|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} north-south Wyoming State Road located in north-central Sheridan County.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 338 begins its southern end in Sheridan at I-90 BUS/US 14 BUS/US 87 BUS (N. Main Street) and exit 20 of Interstate 90, which also carries US 14 and US 87 at this point. Named Decker Road for the Montana community it reaches, WYO 338 travels north along I-90, paralleling it to the east. At approximately 4.2 miles, WYO 338 intersects the eastern terminus of WYO 339 (Jensick Connector) which links Highway 338 with exit 16 of I-90. Past 339, WYO 338 curves due east before turning back north on which it will stay to complete its routing. At 15.03 miles, Wyoming Highway 338 reaches its northern terminus at Montana Secondary Highway 314 at the Montana State Line.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/44.9959212,-106.9016072/44.8273585,-106.9586409/@44.9050209,-106.983708,11.5z|title=Wyoming Highway 338|accessdate=December 26, 2016}}[http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-300.html aaroads.com - Wyoming Highway 338]
History
The length of Wyoming Highway 338 between its southern terminus and Wyoming Highway 339 is the original routing of US 14/US 87 prior to the construction of Interstate 90.
The highway's southern terminus at I-90 was relocated to a new interchange that opened in August 2017 after a year of construction. It cost $46.4 million to construct and replaced a trumpet interchange that required traffic to loop under I-90.{{cite news |last=Learned |first=Nick |date=August 25, 2017 |title=WYDOT Opens New North Sheridan Interchange for I-90, Part of $46.4M Project |url=https://k2radio.com/wydot-opens-new-north-sheridan-interchange-for-i-90-part-of-46-4m-project/ |publisher=K2 Radio |accessdate=November 29, 2021}}{{cite news |date=September 3, 2015 |title=WYDOT: North Main Interchange project to begin in '16 |url=https://www.thesheridanpress.com/news/local/wydot-north-main-interchange-project-to-begin-in-16/article_198317d5-9765-5903-9b36-7e6f29a6d848.html |work=The Sheridan Press |accessdate=November 29, 2021}}
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|state=WY|county=Sheridan|location_ref={{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas17maps/st56_wy/cou/|title=Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map|author=Geography Division|date=2016|website=|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 24, 2017}}}}
{{WYint
|location=Sheridan
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=WY|I|90|BL|90|US-Bus|14|US-Bus|87|dab2=Sheridan|dab3=Sheridan|dab4=Sheridan}}
|notes=Exit 20 on I-90
}}
{{WYint
|location=none
|mile=4.16
|road={{jct|state=WY|WY|339|to2=to|I|90}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of WYO 339; to Exit 16 on I-90
}}
{{WYint
|location=none
|mile=15.03
|road={{jct|state=MT|Sec|314}}
|notes=Continuation beyond Montana state line
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-300.html Wyoming State Routes 300-399]
- [http://www.davidjcorcoran.com/highways/wy/wyroutes/?p=1773 Wyoming Highway 338 - I-90 Bus/US-87 Bus/US-14 Bus to WYO 339]
- [http://www.davidjcorcoran.com/highways/wy/wyroutes/?p=1774 Wyoming Highway 338 - WYO 339 to MT-314]