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Wyoming Highway 34

{{short description|State highway in Albany and Platte counties in Wyoming, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Notability|Geography|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox road

| state = WY

| type = WY

| route = 34

| alternate_name = Laramie-Wheatland 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 34}}}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = WYO 34 highlighted in red

| length_mi = 52.38

| length_round = 2

| length_ref =

| length_notes =

| established = November 1949

| decommissioned =

| history =

| nhs =

| restrictions =

| direction_a = West

| terminus_a = {{jct|state=WY|US|30|US|287}} south-southeast of Bosler

| junction = {{jct|state=WY|WY|312}} in Ferguson Corner

| direction_b = East

| terminus_b = {{jct|state=WY|I|25|US|87}} south of Wheatland

| counties = Albany, Platte

| previous_type = WY

| previous_route = 33

| next_type = WY

| next_route = 35

| browse = {{wy browse|previous_type=US|previous_route=26|route=WYO 26|next_type=WY|next_route=28}}

}}

Wyoming Highway 34 (WYO 34), also known as 'Laramie-Wheatland Road, is a {{convert|52.38|mi|km|adj=on|}} state highway in Albany and Platte counties in Wyoming, United States, that connects U.S. Routes 30 / 287 (US 30 / US 287) south-southeast of Bosler with Interstate 25 / U.S. Route 87 (I-25 / US 87) south of Wheatland.

Route description

File:Wy albany morton pass2.jpg, June

2004]]

WYO 34 begins at a T intersection with US 30 / US 287 about {{convert|1.8|mi|km}} south-southeast of Bosler and just south of the Laramie River. From its western terminus it heads northeasterly toward Wheatland by the way of Morton Pass. Nearing its eastern end, WYO 34 connects with the southern end of Wyoming Highway 312 in Ferguson Corner, which is the former routing of WYO 34 into Wheatland. WYO 34 reaches its eastern terminus at a diamond interchange with I-25 / US 87 (I-25 Exit 73) just south of Wheatland.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/WY-34,+Wyoming/@41.7814669,-105.4922632,11z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x87661400fe286f35:0x815336008a62069e!8m2!3d41.7814669!4d-105.3274683!16s%2Fm%2F0270hsp?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|title=WY-34, Wyoming|accessdate=Mar 9, 2025}}

WYO 34 follows State Control Route S-109 for its entire length.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

History

Between 1926 and November 1949, WYO 34 was designated as Wyoming Highway 26.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} After U.S. Route 26 (US 26) was extended west across Wyoming to Wheatland (where it ended at US 87) and US 26 was officially designated, WYO 26 was renumbered WYO 34 to avoid confusion.{{cite news |title=Wheatland-Bosler Road Gets New Designation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40874339/wy_34_november_22_1949/ |accessdate=December 21, 2019 |newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune |date=November 22, 1949 |page=4|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

Major intersections

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{{WYint

| county=Albany

| location=none

| mile=0.00

| road={{jct|state=WY|US|30|US|287|dir1=east|dir2=south|city1=Laramie|city2=Cheyenne}}
{{jct|state=WY|US|30|US|287|dir1=west|dir2=north|city1=Rock River|city2=Rawlins}}

| notes=Western terminus;
T intersection}}

{{WYint

| county=Platte

| cspan=3

| location=Ferguson Corner

| mile=50.78

| road={{jct|state=WY|WY|312|dir1=north|name1=Ferguson Rd|city1=Wheatland}}
{{jct|state=WY|road|S Ferguson Rd|dir1=south}}

| notes=Southern end of WYO 312;
former routing of WYO 34}}

{{WYint

| location=none

| lspan=2

| mile=52.38

| mspan=2

| road={{jct|state=WY|I|25|US|87|dir1=north|dir2=north|city1=Wheatland|city2=Douglas}}
{{jct|state=WY|I|25|US|87|dir1=south|dir2=south|city1=Chugwater|city2=Cheyenne}}

| notes=Eastern terminus;
I-25 exit 73;
diamond interchange}}

{{WYint

| mile=none

| road={{jct|state=WY|road|Frontage Road|dir1=north|city1=Wheatland}}

| notes=Continuation east, then promptly north from eastern terminus}}

{{jctbtm}}

See also

{{portal|U.S. Roads|Wyoming}}

References

{{reflist|22em}}

External links

{{commons category|Wyoming Highway 34}}

{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}

  • [http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-000.html Wyoming Highways 000-099]
  • [http://www.davidjcorcoran.com/highways/wy/wyroutes/?p=366 WYO 34 - US 30/US 287 to WYO 312]
  • [http://www.davidjcorcoran.com/highways/wy/wyroutes/?p=367 WYO 34 - WYO 312 to I-25/US 87]

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Category:Transportation in Albany County, Wyoming

Category:Transportation in Platte County, Wyoming

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