End of historic US highway 116
Approx. time
period
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East Terminus
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West Terminus
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1926-1933
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Ucross, WY
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Sheridan, WY
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1933-1934
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Ucross, WY
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Cody, WY
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(about 104 k)
Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive collection of historical
road atlases, much of the info on this page is based on the research of Robert
Droz; click here to view
his site. Photo credits: Steve
Lockwood; me
An original 1926 route, the east end of US 116 was in Ucross WY. The photo
below is approaching from Sheridan via eastbound US 14:
Lockwood, Apr.
2006
Today US 14 continues to the left with US 16 to Gillette, and westbound US
16 to Buffalo is to the right. But before US 14 had been extended this far west,
this was the east end of US 116. The photo below shows the signage for traffic
on eastbound US 16 from Buffalo:
Lockwood,
Apr. 2006
The east beginning of US 116 was to the left. Below we're looking down westbound
US 14/16 from Gillette:
Lockwood,
Apr. 2006
US 16 curves to the left, towards Buffalo. To the right on today's US 14 was
originally the beginning of US 116.
For the majority of its short life, the west end of US 116 was in
Sheridan. The photo below is looking west on Brundage Lane, at what I
assume was the west end of US 116:
me, Mar. 2001
The intersection ahead is Coffeen Avenue, which originally served
as US 87E. The shot below is looking south on Coffeen; to the left
would've been the west beginning of US 116:
me, Mar. 2001
In 1933 the west end of US 116 was extended to Cody
WY, overlapping and retiring US 420. But then US 116 itself was decommissioned
just one year later, replaced by a westward extension of US 14. You can view
photos from Cody on this
page.
Page created 25 April 2001; last updated 21 August 2006.
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