U.S. Route 26 in Wyoming
US 26 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length | 475.050 mi[1] (764.519 km) | |||
| Restrictions | Intermittent closures during winter | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
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| East end | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wyoming | |||
| Counties | Lincoln, Teton, Fremont, Natrona, Converse, Platte, Goshen | |||
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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.[1][2]
Route description

US 26 enters Lincoln County from Idaho and intersects US 89 just outside Alpine, where the two routes run concurrenly for 23 miles (37 km), crossing into Teton County and intersecting US 189 and US 191 at Hoback Junction. The four routes are then cosigned for 43 miles (69 km) to Jackson, where US 189 ends in Jackson and the other three highways continue their concurrency for 30 miles (48 km) 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.[3] 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 99-mile (159 km) 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 10 miles (16 km) west of Morton.[1][2]
US 26 continues to Riverton where it meets Wyoming Highway 789 (WYO 789), where the two routes are cosigned for 22 miles (35 km) to Shoshoni, where WYO 789 departs and US 26 begins its 161-mile (259 km) 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 three miles (4.8 km). US 20, US 26, and US 87 parallel I-25 for 27 miles (43 km) from Casper to Glenrock; east of Glenrock, US 26 (along with US 20 and US 87) is cosigned on I-25 for 69 miles (111 km). 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 10 miles (16 km) between Lingle and Torrington.[1][2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | Alpine Northwest | 0.000 | 0.000 | Continuation into Idaho | ||
| Alpine Junction | 2.370 | 3.814 | Western end of US 89 concurrency | |||
| Teton | Hoback | 25.358 | 40.810 | Western end of US 189/US 191/ Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway concurrency; Hoback Junction | ||
| 29.298 | 47.151 | |||||
| Jackson | 37.093 | 59.695 | ||||
| 38.918 | 62.632 | Eastern end of US 189 concurrency; US 189 northern terminus | ||||
| Grand Teton National Park | 42.866 | 68.986 | Grand Teton National Park boundary | |||
| 68.629 | 110.448 | Teton Park Road – Visitor Center | To Moose–Wilson Road | |||
| 68.629 | 110.448 | Eastern end of US 89/US 191 concurrency; western end of US 287 concurrency | ||||
| 70.833 | 113.995 | Grand Teton National Park boundary | ||||
| | 94.266 | 151.706 | Togwotee Pass (Continental Divide) | |||
| Fremont | Dubois | 124.400 | 200.202 | Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway ends | Eastern end of Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway concurrency; Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway northern terminus | |
| | 165.279 | 265.991 | Diversion Dam Rest Area | |||
| Diversion Dam Junction | 167.631 | 269.776 | Eastern end of US 287 concurrency | |||
| | 182.436 | 293.602 | ||||
| Riverton | 201.526 | 324.325 | Western end of WYO 789 concurrency | |||
| | 215.110 | 346.186 | ||||
| Shoshoni | 223.369 | 359.478 | Easternn end of WYO 789 concurency; western end of US 20 concurrency | |||
| Natrona | | 270.197 | 434.840 | Waltman Rest Area | ||
| Mountain View | 317.363 | 510.746 | US 20 Bus./US 26 Bus. western terminus | |||
| Mills | 319.429 | 514.071 | ||||
| Casper | 320.242 | 515.380 | 189 | Western end of I-25/US 87 concurency; exit numbers follow I-25 | ||
| 321.149 | 516.839 | 188B | Poplar Street (WYO 220 south) | |||
| 321.608 | 517.578 | 188A | No northbound entrance; I-25 BL/US 87 Bus. northern terminus | |||
| 322.266 | 518.637 | 187 | McKinley Street | |||
| 323.008– 323.341 | 519.831– 520.367 | 186 | Eastern end of I-25 concurency; I-25 BL/US 87 Bus. southern terminus; US 20 Bus./US 26 Bus. eastern terminus | |||
| Evansville | 324.357 | 522.002 | ||||
| 324.357 | 522.002 | |||||
| Converse | Glenrock | 345.014 | 555.246 | |||
| 345.533 | 556.081 | Western end of I-25 BL concurrency | ||||
| | 349.180 | 561.951 | ||||
| 350.364 | 563.856 | 160 | Eastern end of I-25 BL concurrency; eastern end of I-25 concurrency; exit numbers follow I-25 | |||
| 355.057 | 571.409 | 156 | Bixby Road | |||
| 356.991 | 574.521 | 154 | Barber Road | |||
| 360.069 | 579.475 | 151 | Ayres Natural Bridge | |||
| 351.793 | 566.156 | 150 | Inez Road | |||
| 365.232 | 587.784 | 146 | ||||
| Douglas | 371.134 | 597.282 | 140 | |||
| 375.763 | 604.732 | 135 | ||||
| Orin | 384.768 | 619.224 | 126 | Eastern end of US 20 concurrency; US 18 western terminus | ||
| Orin Rest Area | ||||||
| Platte | Glendo | 399.560 | 643.029 | 111 | Glendo (WYO 319 Spur) | |
| | 407.192 | 655.312 | 104 | Middle Bear | ||
| 411.110 | 661.617 | 100 | Cassa Road (WYO 319 north) | |||
| 416.410 | 670.147 | 94 | El Rancho Road | |||
| Dwyer Junction | 418.864 | 674.096 | 92 | Eastern end of I-25/ US 87 concurrency | ||
| Dwyer Junction Rest Area | ||||||
| | 421.464 | 678.281 | ||||
| Guernsey | 433.281 | 697.298 | ||||
| 435.413 | 700.729 | |||||
| | 436.664 | 702.743 | Guernsey Rest Area | |||
| Goshen | Fort Laramie | 446.731 | 718.944 | |||
| | 451.441 | 726.524 | ||||
| Lingle | 457.142 | 735.699 | Western end of US 85 concurrency | |||
| 457.349 | 736.032 | |||||
| Torrington | 466.736 | 751.139 | ||||
| 467.004 | 751.570 | |||||
| 467.400 | 752.207 | Eastern end of US 85 concurrency | ||||
| | 475.050 | 764.519 | Continuation into Nebraska | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Related routes
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e State Maintenance Engineer’s Office (October 1, 2017). "Maintenance Section Reference Book" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ^ a b c Wyoming Transportation Commission (2011). Wyoming Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cheyenne: Wyoming Department of Transportation.
- ^ Grand Teton National Park Photographer's Map & Guide. Earthwalk Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-915749-25-6.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 26 in Wyoming at Wikimedia Commons
