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Wyoming Highway 318

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Wyoming Highway 318 marker
Wyoming Highway 318
Map
WYO 318 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length1.09 mi[1] (1.75 km)
Major junctions
West end WYO 270 in Hartville
East endDead End in Sunrise
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountiesPlatte
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
WYO 317 WYO 319

Wyoming Highway 318 (WYO 318) is a short east–west 1.09-mile-long (1.75 km) spur route off Wyoming Highway 270 in northeastern Platte County.

Route description

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Wyoming Highway 318 begins at Wyoming Highway 270 in the small Town of Hartville. WYO 318 travels east as Hartville's Main Street for a mile till it reaches the old mining town of Sunrise at 1.09 miles.[2][3] Upon reaching the former town, WYO 318 ends at a road closed sign as the mine property is gated. The Sunrise Mine operated until 1980 and produced 42,457,187 tons of iron ore[4][5]

History

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The section of present-day Wyoming Highway 270 from US 26 at Guernsey north to Hartville at present-day Wyoming Highway 318 was formerly designated as Wyoming Highway 318 prior to the 1970s. Highway 318 used to begin as US 26 at Guernsey and end at Sunrise with a 90 degree turn at Hartville. The stretch between Guernsey and Hartville was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 270 when that road was completed between Manville and Hartville to maintain continuity.[6]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Platte County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Hartville0.000.00 WYO 270Western terminus of WYO 318
Sunrise1.091.75Dead EndEastern terminus of WYO 318
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  2. ^ "Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 318" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ^ Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 300-399
  4. ^ "James Land Company Item: 0000000086 --".
  5. ^ "Wyoming Tales and Trails". Wyoming Tales and Trails. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  6. ^ Wyoming Highway 318
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