Wyoming Highway 173

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Wyoming Highway 173 marker
Wyoming Highway 173
Buffalo Creek Road
WYO 173 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length1.61 mi[1] (2.59 km)
Major junctions
West end US 20 / WYO 789
East end CR 31
Location
CountiesHot Springs
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
← WYO 172→ WYO 174

Wyoming Highway 173 (WYO 173) is a short 1.61-mile-long (2.59 km) Wyoming state road located in Hot Springs County south of Thermopolis.

Route description[]

Highway 173 crossing the Bighorn River on the CQA Four Mile Bridge

Wyoming Highway 173 begins its west end at US 20/WYO 789 just over a mile and a half south of Thermopolis. Named Buffalo Creek Road, Highway 173 travels southeasterly along the south bank of the Bighorn River. At 1.42 miles, WYO 173 crosses the river via the CQA Four Mile Bridge which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as one of forty bridges throughout Wyoming that illustrate steel truss construction.[2] Two-tenths of a mile later WYO 173 reaches its end at (South Yellowstone Road).[3][4] CR 31 continues another 1.6 miles south and returns to US 20/WYO 789.

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Hot Springs County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00 US 20 / WYO 789Western terminus of WYO 171
​1.612.59 CR 31 (South Yellowstone Road)Eastern terminus of WYO 171
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal

References[]

  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. ^ Fraser, Clayton B. (May 4, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: CQA Four Mile Bridge". National Park Service. p. 12. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  3. ^ Google (26 February 2012). "Overview Map of Wyoming Highway 173" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ Wyoming @ AARoads.com - Wyoming Routes 100-199

External links[]

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