Colorado State Highway 83
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length: | 77.26 mi[1] (124.34 km) | |||
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| North end: |  SH 2 in Denver |
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 SH 21 in Gleneagle I-25 in Colorado Springs |
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| South end: |  SH 21 in Colorado Springs |
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| Counties: | Denver, Arapahoe, Douglas, El Paso | |||
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→State Highway 83 is a state highway that runs from SH 115 interchange in southern Colorado Springs to SH 2 at Leetsdale Dr. / Colorado Blvd. in Denver. SH 83's official terminus is at the SH 21 interchange, but it still shows up through Colorado Springs on many maps and road signs.
[edit] Route description
The begins in southwestern Colorado Springs, near Fort Carson at SH 115. The route continues eastward as an expressway (as Academy Boulevard) through Security-Widefield, and has a junction with Interstate 25 and US 85, turning north. After the new Milton E. Proby Parkway exit, it takes a more urban route through Colorado Springs, leaving the city after Powers Boulevard. It continues northward through rural countryside, to Franktown where it intersects SH 86. The route continues on and enters the City of Parker and the Denver Metropolitan Area, where it interchanges with E-470. After, it enters Centennial where it interchanges with Arapahoe Road, which recently was upgraded to a grade-separated interchange. SH 83 becomes an expressway, with a 55 mph speed limit as it enters Aurora, intersecting Hampden Avenue and Interstate 225. The route enters suburban Aurora, and it becomes more of a city street, with a 45 mph speed limit. It soon enters Denver and ends at Colorado Boulevard/SH 2.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[2] | Junction | Notes |
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| El Paso | Colorado Springs | 0 |  SH 115 – Cañon City, Colorado Springs |
Southern terminus of SH 83 |
| 1 | Magrath Avenue | |||
| 1 | Westmeadow Drive | |||
| Security | 2 |  I-25 – Denver, Pueblo |
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| 2.5 |   US 85 / US 87 – Fountain |
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| 2.5 | Hartford Avenue | |||
| 3 | Bradley Road | |||
| Colorado Springs | 4 | Milton E. Proby Parkway, Drennan Road – Colo Springs Airport | ||
| 4.5 | Hancock Expressway | |||
| 6 |  US 24 (Fountain Boulevard) – Manitou Springs, Limon |
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| 8 | Platte Avenue – Downtown | |||
| 15.5 | Woodmen Road | |||
| 21 | SH 21 south (Powers Boulevard) |
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| 28.5 |  SH 105 west – Monument |
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| Douglas | Franktown | 51 |  SH 86 – Castle Rock, Elizabeth |
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| Parker | 62 |   E-470 to I-70 – Limon, Denver International Airport |
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| 62 | E-470 to I-25 – Colorado Springs |
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| Arapahoe | Centennial | 65.5 |  SH 88 (Arapahoe Road) |
Interchange complete in December 2011. |
| Aurora | 70 | Hampden Avenue east | ||
| 70.5 | Vaughn Way, Dam Road | |||
| 71 |  I-225 – Greenwood Village, Aurora |
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| 72.5 |  SH 30 (Havana Street) |
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| Denver | 77.5 |  SH 2 (Colorado Boulevard) |
Northern terminus of SH 83 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Segment list for SH 83". http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=083&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway Data, accessed October 2009: note that not every interval between mileposts is exactly a mile, explaining why more exits than expected are at the exact milepost
