Business Loop I-90 - Moorcroft



Home to around 1,000, the town of Moorcroft in western Crook County has an economy based on ranching and tourism. Mine workers also drive from Moorcroft to energy-rich Campbell County to the west. Business Loop I-90 through Moorcroft follows Converse Street southeast from Exit 153 to the city center with U.S. 14 and U.S. 16. U.S. 14 partitions with the route for Yellowstone Avenue north, three blocks west of the access road returning the loop to I-90 at Exit 154.
Signed Route | Milepost Number | Description | State Control Route | Distance | Overall Mileage |
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153.41 | Junction ![]() ![]() |
44 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
153.55 | 153.55BK=153.56AH | 44 | 0.14 | 0.14 | |
153.56 | Junction ![]() ![]() ![]() |
44 | 0.00 | 0.14 | |
153.93 | West City Limits Moorcroft | 44 | 0.37 | 0.51 | |
154.93 | 154.63BK=200.00AH | 44 | 1.00 | 1.51 | |
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200.00 | Junction ![]() |
44 | 0.00 | 1.51 |
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200.20/0.00 | Junction ![]() |
44/Spur 44 | 0.20 | 1.71 |
0.25 | Junction ![]() ![]() |
Spur 44 | 0.25 | 1.96 |



Guide sign posted at the end of the off-ramp (Exit 153) taking U.S. 14 & 16 onto Business Loop I-90 through Moorcroft.
07/04/15
Just south of Interstate 90, Business Loop I-90 meets Wyoming 51 (old U.S. 14 & 16). Unmarked at this intersection, the state highway leads west from Moorcroft to Rozet.
08/06/13
Turning southeast from WYO 51, motorists pass by the first confirming marker for Business Loop I-90.
07/04/15
Entering Moorcroft, Business Loop I-90 & U.S. 14-16 follow Converse Street. The western Crook County town sits at an elevation of 4,206 feet above sea level. The community surpassed 1,000 in population as of the 2010 census.
07/04/15
Another shield assembly stands along Converse Street after the intersection with Crook Avenue.
08/06/13
The three routes divide in Downtown Moorcroft. U.S. 14 peels off toward the northeast, aiming toward Devils Tower National Monument.
08/06/13


An I-90 trailblazer directs travelers from the Moorcroft business district four blocks east from U.S. 14 (Yellowstone Avenue) to the east access road.
08/06/13
Business Loop I-90 branches northeast to reconnect with I-90. U.S. 16 continues east from Moorcroft to Newcastle, Custer, South Dakota and the Black Hills region.
08/08/14

Angling northeast from U.S. 16 (Converse Street), Business Loop I-90 concludes beyond a truck stop and service station at a diamond interchange with Interstate 90.
12/27/08
08/11/13
Business Loop I-90 meets the on-ramp for Interstate 90 east to Sundance and Rapid City, South Dakota.
07/07/15



U.S. 16 travels west from Newcastle and Upton to Moorcroft. Business Loop I-90 combines with the route along Converse Street west to the city center.
12/27/08
This cattle statue appears at the northeastern corner of Converse Street and the Interstate 90 connector road.
12/27/08
U.S. 14 winds southwest from Keyhole Reservoir to follow Yellowstone Avenue south to the Moorcroft town center.
12/27/08
Westbound Business Loop I-90 & U.S. 16 (Converse Street) at U.S. 14 (Yellowstone Avenue). Notably, this is the first meeting of U.S. 14 and U.S. 16 since leaving Rapid City, South Dakota.
09/01/04
U.S. 14 merges with Business Loop I-90 & U.S. 16 (Converse Street) west to I-90. U.S. 14 eastbound travels northward to WYO 24, which links with WYO 110 to Devils Tower.
09/01/04
Exiting Downtown, Converse Street bends northwest alongside the BNSF Railroad three blocks west of Yellowstone Avenue.
12/27/08



Leaving the residential street grid of Moorcroft, Business Loop I-90 & U.S. 14-16 advance west one half mile to Interstate 90.
08/10/13
A sharp curve directs U.S. 14 & 16 north from the forthcoming intersection with Wyoming 51 to the ramps with I-90.
08/04/16
Wyoming 51 stems west from Business Loop I-90 & U.S. 14-16 (Converse Street) along Old U.S. 14-16 as a frontage road to Wyodak and Rozet.
08/04/16
Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 09/01/04, 12/27/08, 08/06/13, 08/10/13, 08/11/13, 08/08/14, 07/04/15, 07/07/15, 08/04/16
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Page Updated Thursday January 18, 2018.