Wyoming Highway 345
 Wyoming Highway 345 | ||||
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 WYO 345 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length | 19.27 mi[1] (31.01 km) | |||
| Existed | 1985[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  S-451 at Montana state line | |||
| East end |    I-90 / US 14 / US 87 in Acme | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wyoming | |||
| Counties | Sheridan | |||
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Wyoming Highway 345 (WYO 345) is a 19.27-mile-long (31.01 km) east–west Wyoming State Road located in northern Sheridan County.
Route description
[edit]Wyoming Highway 345 begins its western end (or northern end at this point) at Montana Secondary Highway 451 at the Montana State Line, approximately 3 miles north of Parkman, Wyoming.[3] For its entire length, WYO 345 parallels the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and to some extent Interstate 90/US Route 87, which lies north of it. Highway 345 travels through the census-designated place (CDP) of Parkman at about 3 miles, as it turns gently southeast. Shortly after, the northern terminus of Wyoming Highway 343, which links to US 14 at Dayton, is met at just under 6 miles. Highway 345 continues eastward toward Ranchester which it reaches nearing 12 miles and US 14 which provides access to exit 9 of Interstate 90.[3][2] Past Ranchester WYO 345 now closely parallels the interstate in its last stretch. Highway 345 meets Interstate 90/US Route 87/US Route 14 at Milepost 19.27, at the "Acme Interchange," its eastern terminus. The roadway continues east as Acme Road past the interchange to Acme.
History
[edit]The entire length of Wyoming Highway 345 was originally designated as US Route 87.[2] This section of US 87 was the last to be decommissioned in favor of the I-90 routing. In March 1985, when I-90 was completed, the Interstate Highway System in Wyoming was completed. At the same time, US 87 was rerouted to Interstate 90 and as a result the former routing through Ranchester became WYO 345.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Sheridan County. [4]
| Location[4] | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | S-451 | Continuation beyond Montana state line | |
| Parkman | 5.81 | 9.35 |  WYO 343 | Northern terminus of WYO 343 | |
| Ranchester | 12.80 | 20.60 |   US 14 to I-90 / US 87 | To exit 9 on I-90 | |
| | 19.27 | 31.01 | I-90 / US 14 / US 87 | Exit 14 on I-90 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ^ a b c d aaroads.com - Wyoming Highway 345
- ^ a b "Wyoming Highway 345" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Geography Division (2016). "Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2017.