Wyoming Highway 296 Contents Route description Major intersections See also References External links Navigation menuWyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004the originalaaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 200-299"Wyoming Highway 296"KML fileeditWyoming State Routes 200-299WYO 296 - WYO 120 to US 212"Chief Joseph Scenic Highway"Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - Wyoming Tourism

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Wyoming Highway 296 marker


Wyoming Highway 296
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by WYDOT
Length45.96 mi[1] (73.97 km)
Major junctions
West end
US 212
East end
WYO 120
Location
CountiesPark

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Wyoming Highway 296 also known as the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce Indians out of Yellowstone National Park and into Montana in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry and escape into Canada.




Contents





  • 1 Route description


  • 2 Major intersections


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Route description




The view from the top of Dead Indian Pass on the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway in Wyoming


Wyoming Highway 296 is a 45.96-mile (73.97 km) long scenic highway in northern Park County. Highway 296 begins its western end at U.S. Route 212 (Beartooth Highway) fourteen miles southeast of Cooke City, Montana.[2] WYO 296 travels southeasterly as it winds through the Shoshone National Forest and through the Absaroka Mountains and then passes through Dead Indian Pass. After almost 46 miles, WYO 296 reaches its eastern end at Wyoming Highway 120, 17 miles north of Cody.[2][3]


Highway 296 crosses Sunlight Creek Bridge, the highest in Wyoming.




Major intersections




Sunlight Bridge over Sunlight Creek on Chief Joseph Scenic Highway


The entire route is in Park County.

















LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00
US 212 (Beartooth Highway)		Western terminus WYO 296
​45.9673.97
WYO 120
Eastern terminus WYO 296
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


See also



  • Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming portal


  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal


References




  1. ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ ab aaroads.com - Wyoming Routes 200-299


  3. ^ Google (24 December 2016). "Wyoming Highway 296" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 December 2016.




External links




Route map:



Template:Attached KML/Wyoming Highway 296

KML is from Wikidata

  • Wyoming State Routes 200-299

  • WYO 296 - WYO 120 to US 212


  • National Scenic Byways Program. "Chief Joseph Scenic Highway". Retrieved 2006-07-08.

  • Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - Wyoming Tourism


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