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Wyoming Highway 76

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The modern-day route of Highway 76 is the former alignment of US 30 / US 287 prior to the construction of I-80. The old highway was initially transferred to Carbon County, who approved an ordinance to return it to local landowners in 1968; the formal relinquishment was never filed, so
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it remained under county ownership despite being a state highway. In August 1985, the town of Sinclair voted 58–19 in favor of rerouting Highway 76 off South 8th Street and onto South 9th Street.
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and turns southeast to cross over the railroad and reach its east end, an interchange with I-80, US 30, and US 287.
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In 1938, Highway 76 started out as the designation for Battle Mountain Road, which is the present-day routing of
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into Rawlins. The highway travels east from Rawlins alongside I-80, a major freeway which also carries
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on South 9th Street and east onto Lincoln Avenue. The highway passes through the town and the
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Kendrick, Gregory D.; Rosenberg, Robert; Bricher-Wade, Sheila (May 6, 1987).
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Continuation beyond I-80; eastern terminus of I-80 Bus. and US 30 Bus.
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to the south. WYO 76 crosses under the freeway as it enters
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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style. WYO 76 then leaves the town and its namesake
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The western end of WYO 76 is at an interchange with
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Index

Wyoming Highway 76 marker
WYDOT
I-80
US 30
US 287
I-80 BL
US 30 Bus.
Rawlins
I-80
US 30
US 287
Sinclair
United States
Wyoming
Carbon
Interstate
US
State
WYO 74
WYO 77
WYO 28

WYO 30
WYO 273

WYO 290
state highway
Carbon County, Wyoming
Rawlins
Sinclair

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