History
According to an original network map of Wyoming State Highways in 1924, this route was defined as Wyoming Highway 65. With the introduction of US routes in 1926, the route between Cokeville and Star Valley was renamed Wyoming Highway 89, while the section south of Sage remained designated as WYO 65. This was done in the hopes that US 89 would be extended north into Wyoming. US 89 was extended in 1936 along old Wyoming 287. Wyoming Highway 89 was recommissioned as Wyoming Highway 91 to avoid confusion between the two highways, while Highway 65 kept its original number. However, within a few years, US 89 was rerouted to its current route in Utah and Idaho, and US 189 was created along old Wyoming 287. As a result, Wyoming recommissioned Wyoming Highway 89 over both WYO 65 and WYO 91.
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