Wyoming Highway 318
 Wyoming Highway 318 | ||||
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WYO 318 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.09 mi[1] (1.75 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  WYO 270 in Hartville | |||
| East end | Dead End in Sunrise | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wyoming | |||
| Counties | Platte | |||
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Wyoming Highway 318 (WYO 318) is a 1.09-mile (1.75 km) east–west state highway in northeastern Platte County, Wyoming, United States, that connects Wyoming Highway 270 (WYO 270) in Hartville with Sunrise.
Route description
WYO 318 begins at WYO 270 in the small town of Hartville. WYO 318 travels east as Hartville's Main Street for a mile till it reaches the old mining town of Sunrise at 1.09 miles (1.75 km).[2][3] Upon reaching the former town, WYO 318 ends at a road closed sign as the mine property is gated. The Sunrise Mine operated until 1980 and produced 42,457,187 tons of iron ore[4][5]
History
The section of present-day Wyo 270 from U.S. Route 26 (US 26), east of Guernsey, north to Hartville at present-day WYO 318 was formerly designated as Wyoming Highway 318 prior to the 1970s. WYO 318 used to begin as US 26 at Guernsey and end at Sunrise with a 90 degree turn at Hartville. The stretch between Guernsey and Hartville was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 270 when that road was completed between Manville and Hartville to maintain continuity.[6]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Platte County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Hartville | 0.00 | 0.00 |  WYO 270 north – Manville WYO 270 south – Guernsey | Western terminus; T intersection | |
| Sunrise | 1.09 | 1.75 | Dead End | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 318" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 300-399
- ^ "James Land Company Item: 0000000086 --".
- ^ "Wyoming Tales and Trails". Wyoming Tales and Trails. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ^ Wyoming Highway 318
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