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U.S. Route 26 in Wyoming

U.S. Highway 26 (US 26) is part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Seaside, Oregon, to Ogallala, Nebraska. Within the state of Wyoming, it runs 475 miles (764 km) from the Idaho state line northwest of Alpine, to the Nebraska state line southeast of Torrington.

Route description
US 26 enters Lincoln County from Idaho and intersects US 89 just outside Alpine, where the two routes run concurrenly for , crossing into Teton County and intersecting US 189 and US 191 at Hoback Junction. The four routes are then cosigned for to Jackson, where US 189 ends in Jackson and the other three highways continue their concurrency for through Grand Teton National Park up to Moran. At Glacier View Turnout, a view of Teton Glacier, on the north of Grand Teton, can be seen. At Moran, the routes meet US 287 where US 89, US 191, and US 287 continue north to Yellowstone National Park; however, US 26 turns east and begins its concurrency with US 287. Crossing the Continental Divide at Togwotee Pass and entering Fremont County, US 26 and US 287 pass through Dubois, the end of the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway, before US 26 and US 287 separate at Diversion Dam Junction, about west of Morton. US 26 continues to Riverton where it meets Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789), where the two routes are cosigned for to Shoshoni, where WYO 789 departs and US 26 begins its concurrency with US 20. The two routes travel continue to Casper, where they follow a bypass north of Casper, the eastern half of which is concurrent with Interstate 25 (I-25) and US 87 for . US 20, US 26, and US 87 parallel I-25 for from Casper to Glenrock; east of Glenrock, US 26 (along with US 20 and US 87) is cosigned on I-25 for . At Dwyer Junction, US 26 departs I-25, where it turns east to continue along the Old Oregon Trail. US 26 passes through Guernsey, Fort Laramie, Lingle, and Torrington before entering Nebraska. US 85 is concurrent with US 26 for between Lingle and Torrington. ==Major intersections==
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