 Wyoming Highway 296 | ||||
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| Chief Joseph Scenic Byway | ||||
 WYO 296 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WYDOT | ||||
| Length | 45.96 mi[1] (73.97 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 212 | |||
| East end |  WYO 120 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wyoming | |||
| Counties | Park | |||
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Wyoming Highway 296 (WYO 296) also known as the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway is a 45.96-mile-long (73.97 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It follows the route taken by Chief Joseph as he led the Nez Perce out of Yellowstone National Park and into Montana in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry and escape into Canada.
- ^ Wyoming Department of Transportation Reference Marker Book - November 2004 (PDF) (Map). WYDOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-04.