Wyoming Highway 338 Explained

State:WY
Type:WY
Route:338
Maint:WYDOT
Alternate Name:Decker Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:WYO 338 highlighted in red
Length Mi:15.03
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Sheridan
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at Montana state line
Counties:Sheridan
Previous Type:WY
Previous Route:337
Next Type:WY
Next Route:339

Wyoming Highway 338 (WYO 338) is a 15.03-longNaN-long north-south Wyoming State Road located in north-central Sheridan County.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 338 begins its southern end in Sheridan at I-90 BUS/US 14 BUS/US 87 BUS (N. Main Street) and exit 20 of Interstate 90, which also carries US 14 and US 87 at this point. Named Decker Road for the Montana community it reaches, WYO 338 travels north along I-90, paralleling it to the east. At approximately 4.2 miles, WYO 338 intersects the eastern terminus of WYO 339 (Jensick Connector) which links Highway 338 with exit 16 of I-90. Past 339, WYO 338 curves due east before turning back north on which it will stay to complete its routing. At 15.03 miles, Wyoming Highway 338 reaches its northern terminus at Montana Secondary Highway 314 at the Montana State Line.[2]

History

The length of Wyoming Highway 338 between its southern terminus and Wyoming Highway 339 is the original routing of US 14/US 87 prior to the construction of Interstate 90.[2]

The highway's southern terminus at I-90 was relocated to a new interchange that opened in August 2017 after a year of construction. It cost $46.4 million to construct and replaced a trumpet interchange that required traffic to loop under I-90.[3] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 . February 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050844/http://www.dot.state.wy.us/webdav/site/wydot/shared/Planning/Reference%20Marker%20Book.pdf . July 17, 2011 .
  2. http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-300.html aaroads.com - Wyoming Highway 338
  3. News: Learned . Nick . August 25, 2017 . WYDOT Opens New North Sheridan Interchange for I-90, Part of $46.4M Project . . November 29, 2021.
  4. News: September 3, 2015 . WYDOT: North Main Interchange project to begin in '16 . . November 29, 2021.