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State Highway 12 (SH 12), also known as the Highway of Legends, in the U.S. state of Colorado is a mountainous state highway through the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado. The route travels from La Veta through the mountains to Trinidad. It is included in the Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways system and runs through the San Isabel National Forest.
[edit] Route description
State Highway 12 begins at the junction with U.S. Highway 160 north of La Veta. It heads southward through that town before entering the San Isabel National Forest and passing through Cuchara, near the Spanish Peaks Wilderness Area. It then enters the Cucharas Pass and Las Animas County.
SH 12 heads through Monument Park and turns eastward near Stonewall. It then passes through Weston, Segundo, Valdez, Cokedale, and Jansen. It then ends in Trinidad at Interstate 25.
[edit] History
State Highway 12 was an original Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, designated in 1989.[2]
[edit] Major intersections
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[edit] External links
US 160 in La Veta
I-25 in Trinidad
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