Wyoming Highway 50

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Wyoming Highway 50
Skyline Drive
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length 52.67 mi [1] (84.76 km)
Major junctions
South endWY-387.svg WYO 387 in Pine Tree Junction
 I-90.svgBusiness Loop 90.svg I-90 / I-90 Bus. in Gillette
North endUS 14.svgUS 16.svgBusiness Loop 90.svgWY-59.svg US 14 / US 16 / I-90 Bus. / WYO 59 in Gillette
Location
Counties Campbell
Highway system

State highways in Wyoming

← WY-37.svg WYO 37 WYO 51 WY-51.svg →

Wyoming Highway 50 is a 51.48-mile (82.85 km) long north-south Wyoming state highway located in the southwestern and central part of Campbell County that travels from Wyoming Highway 387 at Pine Tree Junction north to Interstate 90, US 14/US 16/WYO 59 in Gillette.

Wyoming State of the United States of America

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho and Montana. The state population was estimated at 586,107 in 2015, which is less than 31 of the most populous U.S. cities including neighboring Denver. Cheyenne is the state capital and the most populous city, with an estimated population of 63,335 in 2015.

A state highway, state road, or state route is usually a road that is either numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a state or province falls below numbered national highways in the hierarchy. Roads maintained by a state or province include both nationally numbered highways and un-numbered state highways. Depending on the state, "state highway" may be used for one meaning and "state road" or "state route" for the other.

Campbell County, Wyoming county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming

Campbell County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 46,133, making it the third-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Gillette.

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Route description

Wyoming Highway 50 starts at Wyoming Highway 387 in an area called Pine Tree Junction, located in southwestern Campbell County. WYO 50 heads due north, named 4J Road, [1] and passes through the community of Savageton. Eighteen miles north of Savageton, Highway 50 turns and runs southwest to northeast until it reaches Gillette. Southwest of Gillette, at approximately 49 miles, WYO 50 changes names to Skyline Drive, as 4J Road, the old routing of WYO 50 into Gillette turns east. Highway 50 continues north-northeast into Gillette, intersecting Interstate 90 (Exit 124) and the south end of I-90 Business. I-90 BUS runs concurrent with WYO 50 for a short distance until WYO 50's northern terminus at a "T" intersection with US 14/US 16/WYO 59. I-90 BUS continues east from here overlapping US 14/US 16/ WYO 59.

Wyoming Highway 387 is a state road that travels from extreme northeast Natrona County, Wyoming through extreme southeast Johnson County, Wyoming and into southwest Campbell County, Wyoming.

Savageton, Wyoming Unincorporated community in Wyoming, United States

Savageton is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. Savageton is located on Wyoming Highway 50 32 miles (51 km) south-southwest of Gillette.

Concurrency (road) instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highways

A concurrency in a road network is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers. When two freeways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concurrency includes overlap, coincidence, duplex, triplex, multiplex, dual routing or triple routing.

History

Wyoming Highway 50 originally had a different routing into the city of Gillette. [2] According to a 1980 Wyoming state map, WYO 50 was formerly routed along 4J Road into Gillette. Sometime between 1980 and 1993, WYO 50 was moved from 4J Road to Skyline Drive, which provides easier access to Interstate 90. [2]

Gillette, Wyoming City in Wyoming, United States

Gillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was estimated at 30,560 as of July 1, 2017. Gillette is centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coalbed methane gas. The city calls itself the "Energy Capital of the Nation," noting that the state of Wyoming provides nearly 35% of the nation's coal. Over the last decade Gillette saw a population increase of 48% from the 2000 census of 19,646 residents.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Campbell County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Pine Tree Junction 0.000.00WY-387.svg WYO 387 Southern terminus
Gillette 51.2982.54I-90.svgBusiness Loop 90.svg I-90 / I-90 Bus.  – Buffalo, Moorcroft Exit 124 on I-90; southern terminus of concurrency with I-90 Bus.
51.4882.85US 14.svgUS 16.svgBusiness Loop 90.svgWY-59.svg US 14 / US 16 / I-90 Bus. east / WYO 59  – Gillette Northern terminus; northern terminus of concurrency with I-90 Bus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (14 August 2016). "Wyoming Highway 50" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 000-099

Route map: Google

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