Wyoming Highway 156
 Wyoming Highway 156 | ||||
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 WYO 156 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length | 14.29 mi[1] (23.00 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 26 / US 85 in Lingle | |||
| East end |  US 85 / WYO 92 in Torrington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wyoming | |||
| Counties | Goshen | |||
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Wyoming Highway 156 (WYO 156) is a 14.29-mile-long (23.00 km) Wyoming State Road located in central Goshen County west of Torrington and south of Lingle.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 156 is an "L" shaped route that runs generally east–west between Lingle and Torrington. Highway 156 begins it western terminus at US 26/US 85 (Main Street) in Lingle, and from there WYO 156 proceeds due south as the western section runs north–south.[2][3] The eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 157 is intersected a just under two-tenths of a miles. WYO 156 travels south, crossing the North Platte River at approximately 2 miles.[2] After crossing the river, WYO 156 begins to head in a more east–west direction and serves the southern bank of the North Platte River. Highway 156 again turns south, but then turns back east, and stays in an east–west direction for the remainder of its routing. WYO 156 comes to its eastern end at US 85/WYO 92 (Main Street) in the city of Torrington, in an area called South Torrington, just north of the US 85/WYO 154 junction.
Mileposts increase from east to west along WYO 156.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Goshen County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Lingle | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 26 / US 85 | Western terminus of WYO 156 | |
| 0.17 | 0.27 |  WYO 157 | Eastern terminus of WYO 157 | ||
| Torrington | 14.29 | 23.00 | US 85 / WYO 92 | Eastern terminus of WYO 156 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b aaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199
- ^ a b "Wyoming Highway 156" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming