U.S. Route 85 in Wyoming
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 U.S. Highway 85 | ||||
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 US 85 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length | 256.585 mi[1] (412.934 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 85 at the Colorado state line near Cheyenne | |||
| North end | US 85 at the South Dakota state line near Four Corners | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wyoming | |||
| Counties | Laramie, Goshen, Niobrara, Weston | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, north to the Canadian border in Fortuna, North Dakota. In the state of Wyoming, US 85 begins at the Colorado state line south of Cheyenne and ends at the South Dakota state line northeast of Four Corners.[1][2]
US 85 enters Wyoming from Colorado eight miles (13 km) south of Cheyenne. Just south of the city it joins with US 87 Business, and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) further north it intersects I-80 where it runs concurrently with I-180, the only fully at-grade Interstate Highway in the U.S.[3] The I-180 concurrency ends at I-80 Business and US 30 in downtown Cheyenne before continuing 2.9 miles (4.7 km) to I-25 at exit 12. It joins with I-25 and US 87 in a 4.8-mile (7.7 km) concurrency until US 85 leaves at exit 17 and travels 45 miles (72 km) northeast towards Meriden. From there it heads 39 miles (63 km) north to Torrington, where it meets with US 26 and runs concurrently for 10 miles (16 km) until Lingle. US 85 travels 46 miles (74 km) to Lusk where it meets US 20 and US 18. It shares the next 47 miles (76 km) with US 18 to Mule Creek Junction, and 33 miles (53 km) later meets US 16 near Newcastle. From here it is 29 miles (47 km) until it enters South Dakota in the Black Hills.[1][2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Laramie | | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 85 south – Greeley, Denver | Continuation into Colorado | |
| 4.116 | 6.624 |   WYO 223 west (Terry Ranch Road) | ||||
| South Greeley–Fox Farm-College line | 7.307 | 11.759 |      I-25 BL south / US 87 Bus. south / WYO 212 (College Drive) | Southern end of I-25 BL/US 87 Bus. concurrency | ||
| Cheyenne | 8.508 | 13.692 |       I-180 begins / I-80 to US 30 west – Rock Springs, Sidney | Southern end of I-180 concurrency; I-80 exit 382; I-180 southern terminus | ||
| 9.595 | 15.442 |   I-180 ends / I-80 BL / US 30 (Lincolnway) | Northern end of I-180 concurrency; I-180 northern terminus | |||
| 11.645 | 18.741 | Yellowstone Road (WYO 219 north) | ||||
| 12.465 | 20.060 | 12 |   I-25 south / US 87 south – Fort Collins  Central Avenue (WYO 224 west) / I-25 BL ends / US 87 Bus. ends – Wyoming Department of Transportation, Game and Fish, Warren AFB, National Guard | Northern end of I-25 BL/US 87 Bus. concurrency; southern end of I-25/US 87 concurrency; exit numbers follow I-25 | ||
| 13.602 | 21.890 | 13 | Vandehei Avenue | |||
| Ranchettes | 15.998 | 25.746 | 16 |  WYO 211 (Horse Creek Road) | Access to US 85 north from I-25 south/US 87 south | |
| 17.236 | 27.739 | 17 |   I-25 north / US 87 north – Casper | Northern end of I-25/US 87 concurrency; no exit from I-25 south/US 87 south | ||
| 17.716 | 28.511 |   WYO 219 south (Yellowstone Road) | ||||
| | 43.081 | 69.332 |   WYO 216 east – Albin | |||
| 46.755 | 75.245 |  WYO 213 south – Albin, Burns | ||||
| Goshen | | 62.811 | 101.085 |  WYO 151 east – La Grange | ||
| 69.561 | 111.948 |  WYO 313 west – Chugwater | ||||
| 81.605 | 131.331 |  WYO 152 west / WYO 154 north – Yoder WYO 161 east – Huntley | ||||
| 90.890 | 146.273 |  WYO 92 east – Huntley | Southern end of WYO 92 concurrency | |||
| 91.085 | 146.587 |  WYO 154 west – Veteran | ||||
| 92.083 | 148.193 |  WYO 156 west – Lingle | ||||
| Torrington | 92.900 | 149.508 |  US 85 Bus. north / WYO 92 north (Main Street) | Northern end of WYO 92 concurrency | ||
| 93.700 | 150.796 |   US 26 east (Valley Road) – Scottsbluff | Southern end of US 26 concurrency | |||
| 94.100 | 151.439 | US 85 Bus. south / WYO 92 south (Main Street) | ||||
| 94.368 | 151.871 |  WYO 159 north (West C Street) | ||||
| Lingle | 103.755 | 166.977 | WYO 156 south | |||
| 103.962 | 167.311 | US 26 west (West 4th Street) – Fort Laramie | Northern end of US 26 concurrency | |||
| Niobrara | Lusk | 150.164 | 241.666 |   US 18 west / US 20 west (8th Street) – Douglas | Southern end of US 18/US 20 concurrency | |
| 150.665 | 242.472 | US 20 east (3rd Street) – Chadron | Northern end of US 20 concurrency | |||
| | 171.846 | 276.559 |  WYO 270 west – Lance Creek | |||
| Mule Creek Junction | 196.934 | 316.935 | US 18 east – Edgemont | Northern end of US 18 concurrency | ||
| Weston | Newcastle | 230.163 | 370.411 |  US 16 – Moorcroft, Custer | ||
| Four Corners | 247.328 | 398.036 |  WYO 585 north – Sundance | |||
| | 256.585 | 412.934 | US 85 north – Lead | Continuation into South Dakota | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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