Wyoming Highway 196

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Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length:	49.84 mi (80.21 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-25 / US 87 south of Kaycee
North end:	I-25 Bus. / US 87 Bus. in Buffalo
Location
Counties:	Johnson
Highway system
State highways in Wyoming ← WYO 194 WYO 210 → ← US 85 US 89 →

Wyoming Highway 196 is a 49.84-mile (80.2 km) north-south Wyoming State Road that travels through central Johnson County, closely paralleling Interstate 25. WYO 196 travels from Interstate 25/U.S. Route 87 at exit 249 south of Kaycee to I-25 Business/US 87 Business in Buffalo near Exit 298.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 196 begins at exit 249, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Kaycee at the TTT Interchange with Interstate 25 and U.S. Route 87. Highway 196 heads north as it parallels I-25 and enters the town of Kaycee from the south assuming the name Nolan Avenue through the community. The western terminus of Wyoming Highway 192 (Sussex Road) and the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 191 (Mayoworth Road) is intersected in the community. Exit 254 of Interstate 25 can be accessed via WYO 191. WYO 196 continues north out of Kaycee, and north of there crosses under I-25/US 87 and parallels the highway to the west. Along its routing to Buffalo, no major highways are intersected besides local roadways, some of which provide access to the exits of I-25/US 87 between Kaycee and Buffalo.

WYO 196 enters the city of Buffalo from the south and ends at Interstate 25 Business/US 87 Business (S. Main Street). Exit 298 of I-25/US 87 can be accessed via I-25 BUS/US 87 BUS south.

History

Wyoming Highway 196 is the former routing of U.S. Route 87 prior to realignment along Interstate 25.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Johnson	south of Kaycee	0.00	0.00	I-25 / US 87	Southern terminus of WYO 196 Exit 249 (I-25/US 87)
	Kaycee	4.50	7.24	WYO 192 east WYO 191 west to I-25 / US 87	Western terminus of WYO 192 Eastern terminus of WYO 191 West to Exit 254 (I-25/US 87)
	​	16.35	26.31	Reno Road to I-25 / US 87	East to Exit 265 (I-25/US 87)
	​	31.79	51.16	Middle Fork Road to I-25 / US 87	East to Exit 280 (I-25/US 87)
	south of Buffalo	42.59	68.54	Trabing Road to I-25 / US 87	East to Exit 291 (I-25/US 87)
	Buffalo	49.84	80.21	I-25 Bus. / US 87 Bus. to I-25 / US 87	Northern terminus of WYO 196 East to Exit 298 (I-25/US 87)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• Wyoming State Routes 100-199
• WYO 196 - I-25/US 87 to WYO 191/WYO 192
• WYO 196 - WYO 191/WYO 192 to I-25 BUS/US 87 BUS
• Kaycee, WY Chamber of Commerce website
• Buffalo, WY website