Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.0 0.0 6759 ft. |
Wyoming-Utah State Line |
US Highway 189 enters Wyoming after crossing the Utah-Wyoming state line. Runs concurrently with US Interstate Highway 80 at this point. |
| 3.4 5.5 6824 ft. |
Airport |
Evanston-Uinta County-Burns Field (Tel. 307-789-225). Access off US Highway 189 is on Overthrust Road, left on Wahsatach Road, then right on Airport Road/County Road 111. |
| 4.5 7.2 6821 ft. |
Evanston, WY |
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| 5.2 8.4 6821 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highways 89/150 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highways 89/150. To the south, WY State Highway 150 provides access to Sulphur Creek Reservoir, crosses the Wyoming-Utah border and becomes Utah State Highway 150. |
| 6.2 10.0 6798 ft. |
State Park |
Bear River Wyoming State Park (601 Bear River Drive, Tel. 307-789-6547 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting��������������307-789-6547������end_of_the_skype_highlighting): Visitor Center, hiking, bicycling, wildlife viewing, picnicking, rollerblading, foot trails, cross-country skiing, arched footbridge crossing the Bear River; day-use only. |
| 18.3 29.4 6923 ft. |
Junction: US Interstate Highway 80 |
NOTE: US Interstate Highway 80 separates from US Highway 189 at this juncture. East access to the community of Fort Bridger, Uinta County, Wyoming. Places of interest: - Fort Bridger, a 19th century fur trading post which started in 1842; was an important resupply point for wagon trains on the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails. - Historic ERT Bridge over Black's Fork, a Warren pony truss bridge constructed in 1920. - Wall Reservoir (Uinta County)- fishing. |
| 39.7 63.9 6637 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 412 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 412. Southwest access to the community of Carter, Uinta County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 52.9 85.1 7070 ft. |
Junction: US Highway 30 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & US Highway 30. South access to the community of Oakley, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Limited services. Northwest access to Fossil Butte National Monument (Kemmerer, WY, Tel. 307-877-4455), contains and preserves a huge number of fossilized fish, reptiles, mammals, insects, birds, plants; has two hiking trails, Chicken Creek Picnic Area (tables w/ charcoal grills), scenic driving, wildlife viewing, Visitor Center; then turns north to the community of Cokeville, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 54.1 87.0 6903 ft. |
Diamondville, WY |
Community of Diamondville, Lincoln County, Wyoming. - Diamondville Municipal Park: tennis courts, ballpark, horseshoe pits, outdoor volleyball court, pavilion with picnic tables/grills, band stage, skate park, dirt bike park, playground equipment. |
| 54.9 88.3 6955 ft. |
Kemmerer, WY |
Kemmerer,county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming. Known as "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and "Gateway to the West." Places of interest - Archie Neil Park, on Park Drive: picnic tables, outdoor pool, tennis courts, barbecue grills, playground, basketball court, shade trees. - Fossil Island Golf Club (105 WY Highway 189, Tel. 307-877-6954): 18-hole, par 36, regulation length, municipal golf course. - J.C. Penney Historic District (J.C. Penney Ave. and S. Main St.), which includes the Golden Rule, the parent store in the J.C. Penny department store chain. |
| 55.6 89.5 6959 ft. |
Junction |
NOTE: Fossil Butte Road/US-30 Alt connects US Highway 189 to US Highway 30 to the southwest. |
| 56.2 90.5 6919 ft. |
Golf Course |
Kemmerer Field Club Golf Course (105 Wyoming Hwy 189, Kemmerer, WY, Tel. 307-877-6954): 9-hole, regulation length golf course, built in 1920. Access off US Highway 189 is on WY State Highway 233. |
| 56.4 90.8 6926 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming Highway 233 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming Highway 233. North access to the community of Frontier, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Limited services. - Kemmerer Municipal Airport, a public-use airport in Kemmerer, WY. |
| 58.7 94.4 6995 ft. |
Kemmerer Municipal Airport |
From this juncture, Kemmerer Municipal Airport can be accessed. Take County Road 327, left on WY State Highway 233, then fright on County Road 234/Kemmerer Airport Road. |
| 75.7 121.9 6768 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 240 |
US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 240 meet at this junction. To the south, this highway terminates at an intersection with US Highway 30 in the community of Opal, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 79.7 128.2 6594 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 372 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 372. East access to the community of Fontanelle, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Limited services. -e East access to Seedskadee Wildlife Refuge, WY. |
| 84.8 136.5 6844 ft. |
Reservoir |
Fontanelle Reservoir (30 miles north of Kemmerer, WY, on the Green River off US Highway 189). Fishing. |
| 88.3 142.1 6568 ft. |
Recreation Area |
Fontanelle Recreation Area (on the shores of Fontanelle Reservoir). Activities: fishing, boating, hunting, picnicking, wildlife viewing, camping. Amenities: RV sites, restrooms, boat ramp. |
| 95.6 153.9 6526 ft. |
Place of Interest |
Names Hill Bluff, on the bank of the Green River, one of three well-known areas where Oregon and California trail travelers carved their names into the surface of the rock. Native American pictographs were the earliest human recordings in the bluff. |
| 103.2 166.0 6581 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 235 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 235. West-northwest route to the community of Calpet, Sublette County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 103.6 166.8 6591 ft. |
La Barge, WY |
Community of La Barge, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 121.1 194.9 6821 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State 235 |
Intersection of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 235. West-south access to the community of Calpet, Sublette County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 124.3 200.0 6814 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 350 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 350. West access to the community of Big Piney, Sublette County, Wyoming. Limited services. - Green River Valley Museum (206 North Front Street, Tel. (307) 276-5343), preserves the local area history by way of exhibits/special displays of Indian artifacts, historic oil fields tools, and outdoor ranch equipment. |
| 125.5 201.9 6870 ft. |
Marbleton, WY |
Community of Marbleton, Sublette County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 127.1 204.6 6854 ft. |
Airport |
Miley Memorial Field (formerly named Big Piney-Marbleton Airport), a public-use airport 3 miles north of Big Piney, WY and 2 miles north of Marbleton. Tel. 307-260-5140. |
| 127.8 205.6 6870 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming Highway 351 |
Junctiion of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 351. To the east, connects US Highway 189 with US Highway 191, where this highway ends. |
| 141.6 227.8 7083 ft. |
Historic Site |
To the east of US Highway 189 is the Sommers Ranch Headquarters Historic District in Sublette County, WY. Listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 2009. Access is from the junction of US Highway 189 & US Highway 191, turn on E Green River Road. |
| 148.1 238.4 7195 ft. |
Daniel, WY |
Community of Daniel, Sublette County, Wyoming. Limited services. - Historic Daniel School, a one-room school house built in 1920; the original bell is still in place. - Travelute Reservoir (Sublette County): fishing. |
| 149.8 241.1 7234 ft. |
Junction: US Highway 191 |
US Highway 189 meets US Highway 191 at this point. NOTE: To the north, US Highway 191 overlaps US Highway 189. East access to the community of Pinedale, Sublette County, Wyoming. Gateway to the Wind River Mountains and Jackson Hole area. Hosts the Green River Rendezvous, which reenacts the historic fur trader gatherings. - Museum of the Mountain Man (700 E Hennick St, Tel. 307-367-4101), has historical exhibits relating to the trappers and explorers (known as mountain men) who roamed the Rocky Mountains from early to mid-19th century. - Warren Bridge Campground (432 East Mill Street, Tel. 307-367-4358): camping, fishing, boating, picnicking. |
| 154.7 248.9 7405 ft. |
Point of Interest |
Forty Rod Reservoir (Sublette County). Fishing. |
| 156.8 252.3 7464 ft. |
Junction: Forty Rod Road |
Forty Rod Road links US Highway 189 with WY State Highway 352 to the east. |
| 159.5 256.6 7474 ft. |
Point of Interest |
To the east of US Highway 189 is Warren Bridge, located in Sublette County, Wyoming. |
| 181.5 292.1 6637 ft. |
Bondurant, WY |
Community of Bondurant, Sublette County, Wyoming. Limited services. |
| 202.8 326.3 5942 ft. |
Junction: US Highways 89/26 (Hoback Junction) |
Junction of US Highway 189 with US Highways 26/89, Hoback Junction; also the point where the Snake River meets the Hoback River. South access to the community of Hoback, Teton County, Wyoming/ Limited services. NOTE: To the north, overlaps US Highway 189. |
| 204.2 328.6 5958 ft. |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Snake River, Wyoming on US Highway 189. |
| 206.7 332.7 5988 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 391 |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 391. Short road to the north that runs for about 1.5 miles. |
| 207.5 334.0 5965 ft. |
Point of Interest |
Snake River crossing on US Highway 189. |
| 210.2 338.3 6115 ft. |
South Park, WY |
Community of South Park, Teton County, Wyoming. Nearest attractions are in Jackson, WY. |
| 211.3 340.0 6106 ft. |
Rafter J Ranch, Wy |
Community of Rafter J Ranch, Teton County, Wyoming. Nearest attractions are in Jackson, WY. |
| 213.6 343.8 6125 ft. |
Point of Interest |
Crossing Flat Creek on US Highway 189. |
| 214.5 345.2 6161 ft. |
Junction: Wyoming State Highway 22 - Jackson Wyoming |
Junction of US Highway 189 & Wyoming State Highway 22. West access to the community of Wilson, Teton County, Wyoming. Places of interest: - Trail Creek Campground: Activities (biking, fishing, bird-watching, berry picking, mountain biking, hunting, skiing, hiking, snowshoeing); advanced reservations required. - Teton Pines Country Club (3450 N. Clubhouse Drive, Tel. 307-733-1005 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting��������������307-733-1005������end_of_the_skype_highlighting): 18-hole golf course, swimming pool, 8 tennis courts, restaurant/bar, fly fishing, cross-country skiing. Jackson Wyoming is the gateway to Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and the National Elk Refuge. - Start/Finish of Free RV Road Map Highway Travel Guide - LD11e |