[REWORK] Wyoming rework tips (originally pre-research)

[angrybirdseller]

information about weight and height restrictions

http://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/truckin ... strictions.
https://map.wyoroad.info/wtimapcb/index.html travel info

[angrybirdseller]

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Rough map of Wyoming major roads but Yellowstone looks questionable if any truck can even drive there I may be wrong on it.

[rbsanford]

Like Yosemite, commercial vehicles aren't allowed, but again, like Yosemite, that doesn't mean it can't be included.

I made a similar map that also includes potential marked towns/cities and unmarked scenery towns, and also includes Colorado:

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[saur44l]

One way to solve the problem with the National Parks is to place some delivery points there,construction sites or something similar so that only the player trucks is allowed to haul trailer on the roads inside the park.

[Blackspots]

I'd suggest deliveries related to food items.

[Bug Lyfe]

95, i believe but i am so rusty, passes through parts of yellowstone. It does not connect to the park roads itself in anyway but its a truck route and goes within the park boundaries for a bit. Very nice drive. It is the west side, it crosses the border in and out from idaho, its a dotted line on one of the maps up there.

[rbsanford]

I think you're referring to US 20 from Idaho Falls to West Yellowstone, then the 191 from there north to Bozeman. I can attest to the beauty of that stretch of the 191 along the Gallatin River, and West Yellowstone would make a nice marked town even if roads in the park aren't included. It would be a kind of Grand Canyon Village type town, a tourist town that's out of the way and accessible by scenic roads. Those two roads along that route would also be a key connection between the sure to be included cities of Idaho Falls and Bozeman.

[Axel Slingerland]

95, i believe but i am so rusty, passes through parts of yellowstone. It does not connect to the park roads itself in anyway but its a truck route and goes within the park boundaries for a bit. Very nice drive. It is the west side, it crosses the border in and out from idaho, its a dotted line on one of the maps up there.

I also think you're describing US 191 going from West Yellowstone, Montana to Bozeman, Montana. Because there are no roads that cross in and out of the park boundaries in Idaho. And yes, it is an outstanding drive. You should try it on a bicycle. Or any highway in or around Yellowstone, for that matter...

I used to live in Yellowstone and many people think the US highway system is a real mess in the park, with several highways running on the same pavement in places. However, the numbered US highways actually don't run through the park, and park roads are considered to be "unnumbered connectors". But nobody I know has ever looked at it that way. They either end at an entrance, or they go through the park.

For example, the east entrance is considered to be the western terminus US highways 14 and 16 and US 20 is the only one that goes through the park, exiting through the west entrance. US 89, 191 and 287 do the same thing, and US 89 goes out the north entrance, and 191 and 287 come in from the south and go out the west entrances. US 212 goes in the north-east entrance and ends. The road from the north entrance (near Gardiner, Montana) to the north-east entrance (near Cooke City, Montana) is the only road in the park that stays open all year, however, the road from West Yellowstone, Montana (west entrance) to Old Faithful is very popular with snowmobile riders (as well as cross country skiers) in winter.
(Side note: Don't ask me why, but US highways start in the east and south and end in the west and north.)

[angrybirdseller]

The Legislature has set the maximum limits
for roads in Wyoming at 80 mph on interstate
highways, 30 mph in urban areas, and 20 mph
in designated school zones with signs posted
indicating a reduced limit.
For all other locations, the limits are set at 55
mph on unpaved roads and 70 mph on paved
roads.

Wyoming has variable speed limits-

The Legislature has given WYDOT the authority
to vary the speed limit on localized highway
sections based on road, weather and traffic
conditions. Electronic variable speed limit signs
have been installed on highway sections prone
to challenging weather conditions.
The electronic signs allow WYDOT’s Transportation
Management Center to adjust the speed
limit in 5 mph increments to whatever speed is
appropriate for safe travel based on the recommendations
of Highway Patrol troopers and
snowplow drivers assessing the conditions on
the highway section.
Signs are posted in advance of the variable
speed limit zones to alert drivers they will need
to adjust their speed. The reduced limits are
strictly enforced.
How do I get a speed
limit on a state highway
reviewed?

http://www.dot.state.wy.us/files/live/s ... ooklet.pdf

[angrybirdseller]

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Wyoming-Nebraska border could add town with truck stop and seeds farm

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