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| Wyoming Highway 70 |
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| Length: | 57.66 mi1 (92.79 km) | ||||||||||||
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| West end: |  WYO 789 in Baggs |
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| East end: |  WYO 230 in Riverside |
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| Counties: | Carbon | ||||||||||||
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Wyoming Highway 70 is known mainly as Battle Highway and travels from Wyoming Highway 789 in Baggs east to Wyoming Highway 230 in Riverside. WYO 70 over Battle Pass is closed during winter (November-April)2
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Route description
Wyoming Highway 70 begins in Baggs at Wyoming Highway 789 and heads east through southern Carbon County near the Colorado State Line. Highway 70 travels through the communities of Dixon and Savery before dipping across the state line where a short section through Slater, Colorado (between Mileposts 15.34 and 16.24) is located. This short section through Moffat County, Colorado is not part of the Colorado State Highway System. This section of highway is still maintained by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. 3 AT 16.7 Miles there is an intersection with former Colorado State Highway 129, which used to connect US 40 with Wyoming 70. It is now Routt CR 129. Thereafter the highway travels through very scenic Medicine Bow National Forest (between Mileposts 21.25 and 51.10) and passes over Battle Pass that has an elevation of 9,955 feet. After leaving the National Forest, Highway 70 passes through Encampment and then on into Riverside where WYO 70 ends at WYO 230.
History
Between the 1940s and the 1960s, Wyoming Highway 70 connected with former Colorado State Highway 129, which used to connect US 40 with Wyoming 70. During the time Highway 129 existed, WY) 70 didn't exist as it does now. Only the western part from SH 129 to Baggs was designated as Highway 70.4 Former Colorado State Highway 129 is now Routt County Route 129.
Major Intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Carbon | Baggs | 0.00 | WYO 789 |
Western terminus of WYO 70 |
| Moffat | Slater | 16.7 | Routt CR 129 | Former SH 129 |
| Carbon | Riverside | 57.66 | WYO 230 |
Eastern terminus of WYO 70 |
References
- ^ Wyoming @ RockyMountainRoads.com - Wyoming Routes 000-099
- ^ Official 2003 State Highway Map of Wyoming
- ^ Colorado Highways: Routes 60 to 79 - Wyoming Highway 70
- ^ Former Colorado SH 129
External links
- Carbon County, WY webpage
- Carbon County, WY - Battle Highway
- Wyoming Highway 70 photos
- Wyoming Highway 70
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