U.S. Highway 30 in Wyoming

U.S. Highway 30 in Wyoming

This photo page shows eastbound US 30 from WY89 at the Idaho line to I-80 near Granger, taken during our 2005 summer vacation. The photos are shown in the order they were taken (as we proceeded east along US 30). All photos were taken by the webmaster on August 2, 2005. Click on a thumbnail for a larger image.

	Somewhat blurry photo of the Wyoming welcome sign, just after crossing the state line.
	US 30's first junction is with WY 89, barely 1/2 mile from the state line. WY 89 duplexes with US 30 for about 30 miles. As with the above photo, the Sublette Range can be seen in the background.
	This sign, after the curve at the WY 89 junction, shows a couple of auto trail shields. I believe one of them was for the Oregon Trail, but I'm not certain on that.
	Near the southern end of the Sublette Range.
	At the junction with WY 232 (to the left) and WY 231 (to the right), near Cokeville. WY 231 goes a short distance into Cokeville, while WY 232 extends about 12 miles northward to Button Flat.
	Two photos approaching and at the southern US 30/WY 89 junction. WY 89 heads southwestward from here, becoming UT 30 at the Utah line.
	Looking eastward at the Rock Creek Ridge, a few miles east of the WY 89 junction.
	Weaving through the Rock Creek and Dempsey Ridges in the Twin Creek valley. The first two photos show a path that looked like an old alignment of US 30. The last photo suggests that the bridge we were about to cross has temperature sensors embedded within it to detect icy conditions.
	"Hay Hollow", a few miles west of Kemmerer.
	Approaching the Kemmerer bypass. Based on the signage, mainline US 30 follows the road into town while the bypass is designated "BYPASS US 30". In the second photo there is also a gate arm on the left side of the intersection, presumably used during winter storms to close US 30 west of Kemmerer.
	Three photos at the BYPASS 30/US 189 interchange, a standard diamond. There's also a gate arm and related sign here to close US 30 east of Kemmerer. Although the overhead sign doesn't show it, there's also an exit number at this interchange. Most exit gore signs we saw in Wyoming were signed in this fashion.
	Between Kemmerer and Opal, in the Hams Fork valley. The radio tower in the background of the first photo sits on a hill that's 7260ft in elevation, based on USGS topographic maps. The slightly higher point to its right is noted at 7298ft.
	Southern terminus of WY 240, a connector route between US 30 at Opal and US 189 northeast of Kemmerer.
	The road on the right goes to Granger, location of a Union Pacific rail junction.
	US 30 crosses a busy Union Pacific line near Granger.
	Unsigned here, but this road to the right is WY 375, a spur route into Granger from US 30.
	Just east of Granger we see an advertisement for the "Little America Hotel", located a few miles away at Exit 68 off of I-80 (the upcoming I-80/US 30 junction is Exit 66). Also at the time was a distant thunderstorm approaching from the south (right half of the background).
	Halfway between Granger and I-80 is this County Road 2, the first instance we saw of a county route being signed in Wyoming. This segment of CR 2 is a REALLY OLD (pre-ca.1950) alignment of US 30, back when the US 30N/US 30S split was in Granger itself and not where the I-80/US 30 junction is today.
	Approaching "Granger Junction" and the I-80 interchange. The road to the right here is one segment of WY 374 and mostly follows the ca. 1950-1968 routing of US 30S.
	The I-80/US 30 interchange at "Granger Junction". USGS topographic maps suggest that it was originally only a half-interchange to/from the east. If so, the ramps to/from the west were not added until sometime between 1980 and 1994. Based on the maps, the ca. 1950-1968 US 30/US 30N/US 30S junction was somewhere in the oncoming (westbound) lane about 1000ft past the on-ramp from WB I-80.