Wyoming Highway 196

Wyoming Highway 196 (WYO 196) is a 49.84-mile-long (80.21 km) north–south Wyoming State Road that travels through central Johnson County, closely paralleling Interstate 25 (I-25). WYO 196 travels from I-25 and U.S. Route 87 (US 87) at exit 249 south of Kaycee to I-25 Business/US 87 Business in Buffalo near Exit 298.

Wyoming Highway 196
WYO 196 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length49.84 mi[1] (80.21 km)
Major junctions
South end I-25 / US 87 south of Kaycee
North end
I-25 Bus. / US 87 Bus. in Buffalo
Location
CountiesJohnson
Highway system

State highways in Wyoming

← WYO 194→ WYO 210
← US 85→ US 89

Route description

Wyoming Highway 196 begins at exit 249, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kaycee at the TTT Interchange with Interstate 25 and U.S. Route 87.[2] Highway 196 heads north as it parallels I-25 and enters the town of Kaycee from the south assuming the name Nolan Avenue through the community. The western terminus of Wyoming Highway 192 (Sussex Road) and the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 191 (Mayoworth Road) is intersected in the community. Exit 254 of Interstate 25 can be accessed via WYO 191.[3] WYO 196 continues north out of Kaycee, and north of there crosses under I-25/US 87 and parallels the highway to the west. Along its routing to Buffalo, no major highways are intersected besides local roadways, some of which provide access to the exits of I-25/US 87 between Kaycee and Buffalo.

WYO 196 enters the city of Buffalo from the south and ends at Interstate 25 Business/US 87 Business (S. Main Street). Exit 298 of I-25/US 87 can be accessed via I-25 BUS/US 87 BUS south.[3]

History

Wyoming Highway 196 is the former routing of U.S. Route 87 prior to realignment along Interstate 25.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Johnson County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00 I-25 / US 87 – Casper, BillingsSouthern terminus; I-25 exit 249
Kaycee4.507.24 WYO 192 east
WYO 191 west to I-25 / US 87		Western terminus of WYO 192; eastern terminus of WYO 191
West to I-25 exit 254
​16.3526.31 Reno Road to I-25 / US 87East to I-25 exit 265
​31.7951.16 Middle Fork Road to I-25 / US 87East to I-25 exit 280
​42.5968.54 Trabing Road to I-25 / US 87East to I-25 exit 291
Buffalo49.8480.21
I-25 Bus. / US 87 Bus. to I-25 / US 87		Northern terminus; east to I-25 exit 298
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. 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.
  2. Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199
  3. Google (October 18, 2015). "Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 196" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

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