Gateway West Transmission Line Final EIS 

Appendix O 

Maps of Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 
 

 

Figure O-1 Segment 1 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Figure O-2 Segments 2 and 3 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Figure O-3 Segment 4 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Figure O-4 Segment 5 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Figure O-5 Segment 7 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Figure O-6 Segment 8 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Figure O-7 Segments 9 and 10 Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 

Gateway West Transmission Line Final EIS 

List of Figures 

Appendix O - Maps of Alternatives Eliminated from Detailed Study 
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M E D I C I N E 

B O W 

R A W L I N S 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

Medicine 

Bow 

Wheatland 

Rawlins A L B A N Y C A R B O N 

L A R A M I E 

P L A T T E 

S W E E T W A T E R 

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S H O S H O N E 

T H U N D E R

B A S I N N G 

L A N D E R F I E L D 

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C A S P E R F I E L D 

O F F I C E 

Lander Casper 

Douglas 

C O N V E R S E 

F R E M O N T 

N A T R O N A 

2 

East of Laramie Mountains Alternative 

Fetterman Road Alternative 

Central Laramie Mountains Alternative 

Medicine Bow Alternative 

Shirley Basin Alternative 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

En lar g ed A rea I Ab o ve 

0 20 

Miles 

Segment 1 Alternatives 

Eliminated From Detailed Study 

Figure O-1 

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 

Project

Features 

#0Substation 

Alternative 

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Detailed Study 

Other Route 

Other Features 

BLM Field Office 

County

National Forest or 

Other Area 

^ State Capital 

H County Seat 

! Other City/Town 

Interstate 

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Highway 

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O F F I C E C A S P E R F I E L D 

O F F I C E 

R O C K S P R I N G S 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

R A W L I N S 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

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M E D I C I N E 

B O W 

M E D I C I N E 

B O W 

S H O S H O N E 

B R I D G E R ­

T E T O N 

A L B A N Y 

C A R B O N 

C O N V E R S E 

S U B L E T T E 

S W E E T W A T E R 

F R E M O N T 

N A T R O N A 

WYOMING 

Medicine 

Bow 

Rock

Springs 

Lander 

Casper 

Douglas 

Rawlins 

Green

River 

Laramie 

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!6 

!7 

!6 

!8 

Seven-Mile Alternative 

Rawlins Alternative 

Tipton Alternative 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

Project Other Features H County Seat

Features BLM Field Office Other City/Town #0Subs

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tati County I on nterstate 

Gateway West I Transmission Line Project


 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N Other Rout

En lar g ed A rea

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De ed S

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onal Forest or U.S. or S

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Lander

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Bear

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P O C A T E L L O 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

K E M M E R E R 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

R O C K S P R I N G S 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

S A L T L A K E 

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C A C H E 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

W A S A T C H - C A C H E 

A S H L E Y 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

C U R L E W 

S T - N F 

IDAHO 

WYOMING 

IDAHO

UTA H 

WYOMING 

UTAH 

Rockland 

Arbon 

Downey 

Montpelier 

Rock

Springs 

Pocatello

American 

Falls 

Soda

Springs 

Malad 

City Paris 

Preston 

Logan 

Kemmerer 

Randolph 

Brigham 

City 

Green

River 

Ogden 

Evanston 

Morgan 

Farmington 

Manila D A V I S 

T O O E L E 

W E B E R 

B A N N O C K 

O N E I D A 

P O W E R 

B O X 

E L D E R 

B E A R 

L A K E 

C A R I B O U 

F R A N K L I N 

C A C H E 

R I C H 

L I N C O L N 

S W E E T W A T E R 

U I N T A 

M O F F A T D A G G E T T 

M O R G A N 

S U M M I T 

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!11 

!12 

!14 

!9 

!13 

!15 

!10 

9 Rock Springs Alternative 

10 Southern WWE Corridor Alternative 

11 Consolidation Alternative 

12 Relocation Alternative 

13 Kemmerer Alternative A 

14 Kemmerer Alternative B 

15 Kemmerer Alternative C 

16 Montpelier Alternative 

17 Caribou-Targhee Alternative 

18 Populus Alternative 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

Project Other Features H County Seat

Features BLM Field Office Other City/Town #0Subs

!

tati County I on nterstate 

Gateway West I Transmission Line Project


 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N Other Rout

En lar g ed A rea

Ab o ve 

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P O C A T E L L O 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

S H O S H O N E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

U P P E R S N A K E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

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C A C H E 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

S A L M O N - C H A L L I S 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

T A R G H E E 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

B R I D G E R ­

T E T O N 

C U R L E W N G 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

C R A T E R S O F T H E

M O O N N A T ' L

M O N U M E N T

& P R E S E R V E 

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B A N N O C K 

B I N G H A M 

B L A I N E 

B U T T E 

C A S S I A 

C U S T E R 

J E F F E R S O N 

J E R O M E 

L I N C O L N 

O N E I D A 

P O W E R 

T W I N 

F A L L S 

B O X 

E L D E R 

B E A R 

L A K E 

C A R I B O U 

F R A N K L I N 

C A C H E R I C H 

L I N C O L N 

S U B L E T T E 

B O N N E V I L L E 

IDAHO 

WYOMING 

IDAHO

NEVADA 

IDAHO

UTAH WYOMING 

UTAH 

NEVADA 

UTAH 

Rockland 

Arbon Downey 

Montpelier 

Hailey 

Arco 

Rigby 

Idaho

Falls 

Blackfoot 

Shoshone 

Jerome 

Pocatello

American 

Falls 

Twin

Fa lls 

Rupert 

Burley 

Soda

Springs 

Malad 

City 

Paris 

Preston 

Kemmerer 

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!19 

!21 

!22 

!22 

!21 

En lar g ed A rea I Ab o ve 

0 20 

Miles 

Segment 5 Alternatives 

Eliminated From Detailed Study 

Figure O-4 

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 

Deep Creek Alternative A 

Deep Creek Alternative B 

Craters of the Moon North Alternative 

Craters of the Moon South Alternative 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

Project

Features 

#0Substation 

Alternative 

Eliminated From 

Detailed Study 

Other Route 

Other Features 

BLM Field Office 

County

National Forest or 

Other Area 

^ State Capital 

H County Seat 

! Other City/Town 

Interstate 

U.S. or State

Highway 

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C U R L E W N AT ' L

G R A S S L A N D S

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TA R G H E E

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P O C A T E L L O 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

S H O S H O N E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

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C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

C A R I B O U ­

T A R G H E E 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

S A W T O O T H 

IDAHO

NEVADA 

IDAHO

UTAH 

NEVADA 

UTAH 

Rockland 

Arbon 

Downey 

Gooding Shoshone 

Jerome 

Pocatello 

American 

Fa lls 

Twin

Fa lls 

Rupert 

Burley 

M l d 

E L K O 

B A N N O C K 

B I N G H A M 

B L A I N E 

C A S S I A 

J E R O M E 

L I N C O L N 

M I N I D O K A 

P O W E R 

T W I N 

F A L L S 

B O X 

E L D E R 

C A R I B O U 

En lar g ed A rea I Ab o ve 

0 15 

Miles 

Segment 7 Alternatives 

Eliminated From Detailed Study 

Figure O-5 

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 

Deep Creek Alternative 

Burley Alternative 

Oakley Alternative 

Artesian City Alternative 

Cassia Alternative 

I-84 South Alternative 

Malta Bypass Alternative 1 

Malta Bypass Alternative 2 

Foothills Alternative 

Pinchpoint and Borah Substation Alternative 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

Project

Features 

#0Substation 

Alternative 

Eliminated From 

Detailed Study 

Other Route 

Other Features 

BLM Field Office 

County

National Forest or 

Other Area 

^ State Capital 

H County Seat 

! Other City/Town 

Interstate 

U.S. or State

Highway 

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35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

40 

41 

M I L I T A R Y O P E R A T I O N S A R E A S 

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!37 

!37 !38 

!34 !35 

!37 

!38 

!39 

!39 

!36 

!35 

!34 

!38 

!40 

J A R B I D G E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

B R U N E A U 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

S H O S H O N E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

O W Y H E E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

M O R E L Y N E L S O N

S N A K E R I V E R B I R D S

O F P R E Y N C A 

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King

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Glenns

Ferry 

Murphy 

Mountain

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Gooding Shoshone 

Jerome 

E L M O R E 

G O O D I N G 

J E R O M E 

L I N C O L N 

O W Y H E E 

T W I N 

F A L L S 

HE MING WAY 

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!39 

!41 

!33 

F O U R R I V E R S 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

B O I S E N A T ' L

F O R E S T 

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Kuna 

Melba 

Caldwell 

Boise 

A D A 

B O I S E 

C A N Y O N 

Summer Lake-Point Alternative 

I-84 North Alternative 

I-84 North Variation Alternative 

WWE Corridor Alternative 

Blair Trail Alternative 

Gooding North Alternative 

King Hill Alternative 

Bennett Hills Alternative 

McElroy Butte Alternative 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

En lar g ed A rea I Ab o ve 

0 12 

Miles 

Segment 8 Alternatives 

Eliminated From Detailed Study 

Figure O-6 

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 

Project

Features 

#0Substation 

Alternative 

Eliminated From 

Detailed Study 

Other Route 

Other Features 

BLM Field Office 

County

National Forest or 

Other Area 

^ State Capital 

H County Seat 

! Other City/Town 

Interstate 

U.S. or State

Highway 

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F I E L D O F F I C E 

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F I E L D O F F I C E 

M I L I T A R Y O P E R A T I O N S A R E A S 

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Glenns

Ferry Gooding Shoshone 

Jerome 

Twin

Fa lls 

G O O D I N G 

J E R O M E 

O W Y H E E 

T W I N 

F A L L S 

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!45 

!42 

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!48 

!48 

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!44 

S H O S H O N E 

F I E L D O F F I C E 

F O U R R I V E R S 

F I E L D O F F I C E M O R E L Y N E L S O N

S N A K E R I V E R B I R D S

O F P R E Y N C A 

B O I S E N A T ' L

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Kuna 

Melba 

King

Hill 

Murphy 

Mountain

Home 

A D A 

C A N Y O N 

E L M O R E 

L I N C O L N 

!46 !47 

!47 

Magic Valley Alternative 

Saylor Creek Alternative 

Magic Valley-Saylor Creek Alternative 

Blue Ridge Alternative 

State Route 78 Alternative 

Central Birds of Prey Nature Conservation Area 

I-84 South Alternative 

Minidoka Variation 

ALTERNATIVES INDEX 

En lar g ed A rea I Ab o ve 

0 15 

Miles 

Segments 9 and 10 Alternatives 

Eliminated From Detailed Study 

Figure O-6 

Gateway West

Transmission Line Project 

NAD 1983 UTM Zone 12N 

Project

Features 

#0Substation 

Alternative 

Eliminated From 

Detailed Study 

Other Route 

Other Features 

BLM Field Office 

County

National Forest or 

Other Area 

^ State Capital 

H County Seat 

! Other City/Town 

Interstate 

U.S. or State

Highway 

Sources: US GS, Esri, TA NA, AND FEIS FIG O-7 Segment 9_20130408 scott.flinders 4/9/2013