Editing Green River, Wyoming (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

Green River lies along [[Interstate 80 in Wyoming|Interstate 80]] (I-80), a major transcontinental freeway that crosses southern Wyoming. It was designated in 1956 and constructed in phases to replace [[U.S. Route 30]], the previous transcontinental highway on the corridor.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pyatt |first=Kayne |date=September 9, 2021 |title=Museum event focuses on 'Snow Chi Minh Trail' |url=https://www.uintacountyherald.com/stories/museum-event-focuses-on-snow-chi-minh-trail,6562 |work=[[Uinta County Herald]] |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The section around Green River was opened on October 28, 1966, and included the construction of the [[Green River Tunnel]], a pair of tunnels that ran {{convert|1,135|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 3, 1966 |title=I-80 Tunnel Route Open to Traffic |page=32 |work=[[Jackson Hole News&Guide|Jackson Hole Guide]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-hole-guide-i-80-tunnel-route/166022666/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> The tunnels closed on February 14, 2025, after a mass collision involving 26 vehicles started a fire that killed 3 people.<ref>{{cite news |date=February 16, 2025 |title=Investigators find 3rd victim from fiery Wyoming highway tunnel crash |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/investigators-find-3rd-victim-fiery-wyoming-highway-tunnel-118881455 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> Other highways in the city include [[Wyoming Highway 530|Highway 530]], which connects to Flaming Gorge, and [[Interstate 80 Business (Green River, Wyoming)|Interstate 80 Business]], which uses the old route of U.S. Route 30 through Green River.<ref>{{cite map |author=Public Affairs Office |year=2011 |title=Wyoming Highway Map |inset=Green River |url=https://travelwyoming.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Wyoming-map-side_red.pdf |scale=1 inch = approx. 18 miles |location=Cheyenne |publisher=[[Wyoming Department of Transportation]] |via=[[Wyoming Office of Tourism]] |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref>

The city government owns a [[Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport]], a public use [[airstrip]] {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of the town on Highway 530.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Greg |date=November 12, 2023 |title=Why The Heck...Does Green River, Wyoming, Have An Intergalactic Spaceport? |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/11/12/why-the-heck-does-green-river-wyoming-have-an-intergalactic-spaceport/ |work=[[Cowboy State Daily]] |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> It was originally named Green River 48U for its [[Federal Aviation Administration]] identifier until 1994, when the city council passed a resolution to designate the airport as a spaceport. The same resolution included language with an "offer of sanctuary" to residents of [[Jupiter]] due to the impending collision of [[Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9]]. The airport has a {{convert|5,000|ft|m|adj=mid}} runway and a commemorative sign that has been replaced several times due to theft.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hancock |first=Laura |date=November 7, 2013 |title=Wyoming 'spaceport' promoters want more landings, but county commissioner not thrilled |url=https://trib.com/news/state-regional/wyoming-spaceport-promoters-want-more-landings-but-county-commissioner-not-thrilled/article_c6d5ca93-823e-56ef-9ceb-d5619d334d74.html |work=Casper Star-Tribune |url-access=subscription |accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref>