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Bridger Valley, Wyoming

Bridger Valley is located in [Uinta County], Wyoming, United States. The Bridger Valley grew up in southwestern Wyoming when Jim Bridger, noted frontiersman, and his partner, Louis Vasquez, established Fort Bridger in 1843 to service emigrant traffic. For the next century, the region served as a crossroads for the California/Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the Pony Express Route, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the Lincoln Highway. Today, the valley is a historic byway, incorporating the small towns of Fort Bridger, Wyoming; Urie, Wyoming; Mountain View, Wyoming; and Lyman, Wyoming, which were bypassed when Interstate 80 was built. Bridger Valley Historic Byway is an approximately 20 mile loop showcasing some of Wyoming's most treasured historical sites.

The natives of Bridger Valley would include the towns of Millburne and Robertson, Wyoming, in addition to the towns mentioned above, in Bridger Valley. Towns in the vicinity of Bridger Valley include: Carter, Wyoming; Lonetree, Wyoming; and the Ghost town Piedmont, Wyoming. Bridger Valley is 38 miles east of Evanston, Wyoming.

There are four cemeteries located in Bridger Valley. 1. The Johnson Cemetery is located 3.5 miles southwest of Robertson, Wyoming on County Road 279. 2. The Millburne Cemetery is located 1.6 miles north of Millburne, Wyoming and 3.8 miles southwest of Fort Bridger, Wyoming on County Road 217. 3. The Fort Bridger Cemetery is located 1mile south of Fort Bridger, Wyoming on Cemetery Road (County Road 219). 3. The Lyman Cemetery is located .6 mile north of Lyman, Wyoming on Cemetery Road.