Wyoming Highway 24
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| Wyoming Highway 24 |
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| Bear Lodge Highway | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 46.72 mi[1] (75.19 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1961 | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  US 14 at Devils Tower Junction |
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| Major junctions: |
 WYO 110 near Devils Tower National Monument WYO 112 in Hulett WYO 111 |
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| East end: |  SD 34 |
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| Counties: | Crook | ||||||||||||
| Major cities: | Hulett | ||||||||||||
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Wyoming Highway 24 (WYO 22, Bear Lodge Highway) is a State highway in Wyoming. Spanning 46.72 miles from US 14 to the Wyoming-South Dakota state line as SD 34, it passes by Devils Tower National Monument.
[edit] Route Description
WYO 24 is spawned from US 14 in Devils Tower Junction. From there, it travels in a north-south direction, although the route is signed east-west. It is mainly a two-lane highway from US 14 to near Devils Tower National Monument. When it gets to Devils Tower, it spawns a short spur, Wyoming Highway 110. After passing by WYO 110, it then curves northeast-southwest. The road reaches Hulett, where it intersects Wyoming Highway 112. In Hulett, WYO 24 is dubbed Main Street and A Street. Moving on, WYO 24 curves to the signed east-west orientation, but curves northwest-southeast. WYO 24 passes by some gulches, most notably Reservoir Gulch and Lucky Gulch. WYO 24 then turns south, then generally follows the east-west orientation. It then intersects Wyoming Highway 111 a short time later. There are no further major junctions and towns on the route, as WYO 24 crosses the state line and becomes South Dakota Highway 34.
[edit] History
WYO 24 was not in the original State Highway grid until 1961. The predecessor on this route was Wyoming Highway 514.
