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{{Short description|State highway in Wyoming, United States}}
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'''Wyoming Highway 170''' is a {{convert|15.41|mi|km|1|sing=on}} [[Wyoming]] [[state road]] located in central [[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs County]]. WYO 170 is predominately an east-west highway, although it travels southeast to northwest for its last 5 miles.
'''Wyoming Highway 170''' ('''WYO 170''') is a {{convert|15.41|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} [[Wyoming]] [[state road]] located in central [[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs County]]. WYO 170 is predominantly an east–west highway, although it travels southeast to northwest for its last 5 miles.


==Route description==
==Route description==
Wyoming Highway 170 begins its northwestern end in an area called Hamilton Dome within the [[census-designated place]] of [[Owl Creek, Wyoming|Owl Creek]] at Hot Springs [[County Route 15 (Hot Springs County, Wyoming)|CR 15]]. Via CR 15 (Hamilton Dome Road) and CR 10 (Cottonwood Creek Road) one can return to Wyoming Highway 120.<ref name="aaroads">[http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-100.html Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199]</ref>
Wyoming Highway 170 begins its northwestern end in an area called Hamilton Dome within the [[census-designated place]] of [[Owl Creek, Wyoming|Owl Creek]] at Hot Springs [[County Route 15 (Hot Springs County, Wyoming)|CR 15]]. Via CR 15 (Hamilton Dome Road) and CR 10 (Cottonwood Creek Road) one can return to Wyoming Highway 120.<ref name="aaroads">[http://www.aaroads.com/west/wy-100.html Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199]</ref>


Highway 170 travels southeasterly from Hamilton Dome, locally named Hamilton Dome Road, and meets the eastern terminus of [[Wyoming Highway 174]] approximately 5.5 miles south of Hamilton Dome. Here WYO 170 turns east and is named Owl Creek Road. WYO 170 will continue east for the remainder of its routing as it parallels Owl Creek along north edge of [[Wind River Indian Reservation]]. Highway 170 reaches [[Wyoming Highway 120]] at 15.41 miles and ends, eight miles northwest of [[Thermopolis, Wyoming|Thermopolis]].<ref name=aaroads/><ref name="googlemaps">{{google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=WY-170+W&daddr=Hamilton+Dome+Rd&hl=en&ll=43.76316,-108.496857&spn=0.256876,0.617294&sll=43.772953,-108.564577&sspn=0.032104,0.077162&geocode=FZDcmgIdvL-K-Q%3BFRr2mwIdQ06H-Q&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=14&t=m&z=11|title=Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 170|accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref>
Highway 170 travels southeasterly from Hamilton Dome, locally named Hamilton Dome Road, and meets the eastern terminus of [[Wyoming Highway 174]] approximately 5.5 miles south of Hamilton Dome. Here WYO 170 turns east and is named Owl Creek Road. WYO 170 will continue east for the remainder of its routing as it parallels Owl Creek along north edge of [[Wind River Indian Reservation]]. Highway 170 reaches [[Wyoming Highway 120]] at 15.41 miles and ends, eight miles northwest of [[Thermopolis, Wyoming|Thermopolis]].<ref name=aaroads/><ref name="googlemaps">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=WY-170+W&daddr=Hamilton+Dome+Rd&hl=en&ll=43.76316,-108.496857&spn=0.256876,0.617294&sll=43.772953,-108.564577&sspn=0.032104,0.077162&geocode=FZDcmgIdvL-K-Q%3BFRr2mwIdQ06H-Q&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=14&t=m&z=11|title=Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 170|accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref>


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 24 June 2023

Wyoming Highway 170 marker
Wyoming Highway 170
Owl Creek Road
Hamilton Dome Road
Map
WYO 170 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length15.41 mi[1] (24.80 km)
Major junctions
West end CR 15 in Owl Creek
East end WYO 120
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountiesHot Springs
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
← WYO 161→ WYO 171

Wyoming Highway 170 (WYO 170) is a 15.41-mile-long (24.80 km) Wyoming state road located in central Hot Springs County. WYO 170 is predominantly an east–west highway, although it travels southeast to northwest for its last 5 miles.

Route description

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Wyoming Highway 170 begins its northwestern end in an area called Hamilton Dome within the census-designated place of Owl Creek at Hot Springs CR 15. Via CR 15 (Hamilton Dome Road) and CR 10 (Cottonwood Creek Road) one can return to Wyoming Highway 120.[2]

Highway 170 travels southeasterly from Hamilton Dome, locally named Hamilton Dome Road, and meets the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 174 approximately 5.5 miles south of Hamilton Dome. Here WYO 170 turns east and is named Owl Creek Road. WYO 170 will continue east for the remainder of its routing as it parallels Owl Creek along north edge of Wind River Indian Reservation. Highway 170 reaches Wyoming Highway 120 at 15.41 miles and ends, eight miles northwest of Thermopolis.[2][3]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Hot Springs County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Owl Creek0.000.00 CR 15Western terminus of WYO 170
​5.679.12 WYO 174Eastern terminus of WYO 174
​15.4124.80 WYO 120Eastern terminus of WYO 170
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. November 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199
  3. ^ "Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 170" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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