U.S. Route 191 in Wyoming

US 191 enters Wyoming near a geographical feature known as Minnie's Gap, just east of Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. The route proceeds north through rugged desert country following an alignment mostly constructed during the 1970s, to Interstate 80 at exit 99, just west of Rock Springs. This segment of the route is known locally as "East Flaming Gorge Road." The route is then concurrent for with I-80 and US 30 eastward through Rock Springs, exiting I-80 at Elk Street (exit 104). Officially, the WYDOT lists US 191 beginning at I-80 Business and US 30 Business, the location of former US 187 southern terminus; US 191 continues northward at Rock Springs, traveling through high desert country for through Eden and Farson to Pinedale, where it becomes concurrent with Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway. The travels to Daniel where it meets US 189, beginning their concurrency. Continuing north, the road traverses increasingly mountainous terrain, entering the Bridger-Teton National Forest and passing through the small community of Bondurant before descending through the narrow Hoback River Canyon to an intersection with US 26 and US 89 at Hoback Junction. The four routes follow the Snake River valley northward into the Jackson Hole valley for to Jackson where US 189 terminates. == History ==

{{Infobox road small US 191 originally did not exist in Wyoming except for the Gallatin River section, as its original route ran from US 91 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Malta, Montana; US 191 was later extended southward into Utah. In the 1940s, US 20 was extended westward into Idaho and Oregon, resulting in US 20 and US 191 being cosigned between West Yellowstone and Idaho Falls. In the mid-1970s, coinciding with the completion of Interstate 15, US 191 was decommissioned south of Idaho Falls. In the meantime, US 187 was designated as a highway between Rock Springs and Moran. Some early proposals had it extend south into Colorado via Baggs along present-day WYO 789; however, those went unrealized resulting in US 187 remaining an intrastate U.S. Highway. In the late 1960s/early 1970s officials in Utah and Wyoming formed a plan have a single-numbered route between Moab and Yellowstone National Park. Initial agreements proposed using US 163 which was later signed in Utah, with initial proposals having US 163 replacing US 189 in Wyoming. In 1981 the AASHTO recommended rerouting US 191 by decommissioning the US 20 concurrency south of West Yellowstone, following US 187 from Yellowstone to Rock Springs, replacing WYO 373 to the Utah state line, and replacing a series of highways in Utah. This was formalized with US 187 and WYO 373 being decommissioned in 1982. ==Major intersections==

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{{Infobox road small U.S. Route 191 Spur (US 191 Spur) is a unsigned spur route in Rock Springs. It runs along Elk Street from I-80 Business/US 30 Business to US 191 where it leaves its concurrency with I-80/US 30. Officially, the WYDOT lists US 191 beginning at I-80 Business/US 30 Business, reflective of the former southern terminus of US 187; however, the section is unsigned in favor of it being concurrent I-80. ;Major intersections ==See also==