Wyoming Highway 530 marker

Wyoming Highway 530

West Flaming Gorge Road
WYO 530 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length45.34 mi (72.97 km)
Major junctions
South end SR-43 at Wyoming-Utah State Line near Washam
North end
I-80 BL / US 30 Bus. in Green River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountiesSweetwater
Highway system
  • Wyoming State Highway System
WYO 520 WYO 585

Wyoming Highway 530 (WYO 530) is a 45.34-mile-long (72.97 km) state road that lies in southwestern Sweetwater County, Wyoming that runs along the west side of the Green River/Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

Route description

Wyoming Highway 530 begins its south end at the Wyoming-Utah State Line at Utah State Route 43; this near Washam, Wyoming. From the state line, WYO 530 heads north, paralleling the west side of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Green River. For this length, the highway is known as West Flaming Gorge Road. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has invested a significant amount of time and money into improving the highway from Green River south to the border near Manila, Utah. The improved sections of Highway 530 have widened shoulders and more passing lanes, but is usually two lanes. WYO 530 intersects no major highways along its 45-mile (72 km) route, however, it is a very scenic road, paralleling Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The reservoir is famous for its fishing, especially bass fishing, and has one of the largest shorelines in the state. It is the result of the Green River being dammed up near Dutch John, Utah. When Highway 530 enters Green River, it becomes a five-lane highway named Uinta Avenue (two lanes each way plus a middle turn lane). In 1996, the Wyoming 530 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad yards was widened from two lanes to four lanes. On the north side of the bridge, WYO 530 comes to an end at I-80 Business/US 30 Business (Flaming Gorge Way).

Major intersections

The entire route is in Sweetwater County. [1]

Location[1]mikmDestinationsNotes
Washam0.00.0 SR-43Continuation beyond Utah state line
Green River45.3472.97
I-80 BL / US 30 Bus.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Geography Division (2016). "Wyoming Governmental Unit Reference Map". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  • Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming
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