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{{Infobox road
{{Infobox road
|state=CO
| state = CO
|type=CO
| type = CO
|route=257
| route = 257
|map=Colorado State Highway 257 Map.svg
| map = Colorado State Highway 257 Map.svg
|map_notes=Map of Weld County in northern Colorado with SH 257 highlighted in red
| map_notes = Map of Weld County in northern Colorado with SH 257 highlighted in red
|length_mi=18.478
| length_mi = 18.478
|length_round=3
| length_round = 3
|length_ref=<ref name="dot">{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=257&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true|title=Segment list for SH 257|author=Colorado Department of Transportation|accessdate=2010-04-03}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| length_ref = <ref name="dot">{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=257&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true|title=Segment list for SH 257|author=Colorado Department of Transportation|accessdate=2010-04-03}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|established=
| established = 1939
|direction_a=South
| direction_a = South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CO|SH|60}} in [[Milliken, Colorado|Milliken]]
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=CO|SH|60}} in [[Milliken, Colorado|Milliken]]
|junction={{Jct|state=CO|US|34}} in [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]]
| junction = {{Jct|state=CO|US|34}} in [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]]
|direction_b=North
| direction_b = North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CO|SH|14}} north of [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]]
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=CO|SH|14}} north of [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]]
|counties=[[Weld County, Colorado|Weld]]
| counties = [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld]]
|previous_type=CO
| previous_type = CO
|previous_route=239
| previous_route = 239
|next_type=CO
| next_type = CO
|next_route=263
| next_route = 263
}}
}}


'''State Highway 257''' ('''SH&nbsp;257''') is an {{convert|18.478|mile|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in [[Colorado]]'s [[Front Range]]. It is located entirely in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]]. SH&nbsp;257's western terminus is at [[Colorado State Highway 60|SH 60]] in [[Milliken, Colorado|Milliken]], and the eastern end is at [[Colorado State Highway 14|SH 14]] north of [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]].
'''State Highway 257''' ('''SH&nbsp;257''') is an {{convert|18.478|mile|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in [[Colorado]]'s [[Front Range]]. It is located entirely in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]]. SH&nbsp;257's southern terminus is at [[Colorado State Highway 60|SH 60]] in [[Milliken, Colorado|Milliken]], and the eastern end is at [[Colorado State Highway 14|SH 14]] north of [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]].


==Route description==
==Route description==


The route begins at [[Colorado State Highway 60|SH 60]] in the western part of [[Milliken, Colorado|Milliken]], a town in central [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]]. It then heads northward, crosses the [[Big Thompson River]], a tributary of the [[South Platte River]] then enters [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]].
The route begins at [[Colorado State Highway 60|SH 60]] northwest of central [[Milliken, Colorado|Milliken]], a town in central [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]]. It then heads northward, crosses the [[Big Thompson River]], a tributary of the [[South Platte River]] then enters [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]].


At Greeley, SH 257 has two [[interchange (road)|interchanges]]<!--each, or total?--> with [[U.S. Route 34 in Colorado|US 34]]<ref name="dotint">{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_dtd_dataaccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Interchange&route=257&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true|title=Interchange Information for Highway 257|author=Colorado Department of Transportation|accessdate=2010-04-05}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and [[U.S. Route 34 Business (Greeley, Colorado)|U.S. Route 34 Business]] (US&nbsp;34 Bus.). Because the intersection is so close to the terminus of US 34 Bus., the two interchanges are just 0.3 miles apart.<ref name="cdotinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradodot.info/projects/north-i-25-eis/documents/brt_cr_cb_tech_memos/sh_257_deis_brt_10-10-07.pdf|title=US 34 and SH 257 BRT Station DEIS Evaluation|author=Colorado Department of Transportation|accessdate=2010-04-05}}</ref> Both are [[diamond interchange]]s, but at US 34 there are only entrance ramps from the east side.<ref name="cdotinfo"/>
At Greeley, SH 257 has two [[interchange (road)|interchanges]]: one with [[U.S. Route 34 in Colorado|US 34]]<ref name="dotint">{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_dtd_dataaccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Interchange&route=257&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true|title=Interchange Information for Highway 257|author=Colorado Department of Transportation|accessdate=2010-04-05}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and one with [[U.S. Route 34 Business (Greeley, Colorado)|U.S. Route 34 Business]] (US&nbsp;34 Bus.). Because the intersection with US 34 Bus. is so close to its terminus, the two interchanges are just 0.3 miles apart.<ref name="cdotinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradodot.info/projects/north-i-25-eis/documents/brt_cr_cb_tech_memos/sh_257_deis_brt_10-10-07.pdf|title=US 34 and SH 257 BRT Station DEIS Evaluation|author=Colorado Department of Transportation|accessdate=2010-04-05}}</ref> Both are [[diamond interchange]]s, but only the US 34 intersection has complete access.<ref name="cdotinfo"/>


[[Image:DSCN9679 lakewindsor e.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The snow-capped peaks of the [[Front Range]]. Also visible is a bike path near SH 257 in Windsor.]]
[[Image:DSCN9679 lakewindsor e.jpg|200px|left|thumb|The snow-capped peaks of the [[Front Range]]. Also visible is a bike path near SH 257 in Windsor.]]
It then heads northward, and begins to curve northwest<ref name="USmap">{{cite map |publisher= National Geographic|title=The United States|date= October 2006 }}</ref> over the [[Cache la Poudre River]] and into [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]]. It intersects [[Colorado State Highway 392|SH&nbsp;392]] and abruptly turns west, beginning a concurrency at Main Street; about a mile later SH 257 abruptly turns back northward at 7th Street, ending the concurrency. It then heads all the way north to [[Colorado State Highway 14|SH&nbsp;14]], where it terminates. No towns exist on the route from Windsor to SH 14.
It then heads northward, and begins to curve northwest<ref name="USmap">{{cite map |publisher= National Geographic|title=The United States|date= October 2006 }}</ref> over the [[Cache la Poudre River]] and into [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]]. It intersects [[Colorado State Highway 392|SH&nbsp;392]] and abruptly turns west, beginning a concurrency at Main Street; about a mile later, SH 257 turns back northward at 7th Street, ending the concurrency. It then heads north to [[Colorado State Highway 14|SH&nbsp;14]], where it terminates.


==History==
==History==
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==Future==
==Future==


Because of congestion around the US 34 and BR 34 interchanges, a [[bus rapid transit]] system has been planned to be built in Greeley.<ref name="cdotinfo"/>
Because of congestion around the US 34 and US 34 Bus. interchanges, a [[bus rapid transit]] system has been planned to be built in Greeley.<ref name="cdotinfo"/>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==

Revision as of 04:48, 5 October 2022

State Highway 257 marker

State Highway 257

Map of Weld County in northern Colorado with SH 257 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length18.478 mi[1] (29.737 km)
Existed1939–present
Major junctions
South end SH 60 in Milliken
Major intersections US 34 in Greeley
North end SH 14 north of Windsor
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesWeld
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
← SH 239→ SH 263

State Highway 257 (SH 257) is an 18.478-mile-long (29.737 km) state highway in Colorado's Front Range. It is located entirely in Weld County. SH 257's southern terminus is at SH 60 in Milliken, and the eastern end is at SH 14 north of Windsor.

Route description

The route begins at SH 60 northwest of central Milliken, a town in central Weld County. It then heads northward, crosses the Big Thompson River, a tributary of the South Platte River then enters Greeley.

At Greeley, SH 257 has two interchanges: one with US 34[2] and one with U.S. Route 34 Business (US 34 Bus.). Because the intersection with US 34 Bus. is so close to its terminus, the two interchanges are just 0.3 miles apart.[3] Both are diamond interchanges, but only the US 34 intersection has complete access.[3]

The snow-capped peaks of the Front Range. Also visible is a bike path near SH 257 in Windsor.

It then heads northward, and begins to curve northwest[4] over the Cache la Poudre River and into Windsor. It intersects SH 392 and abruptly turns west, beginning a concurrency at Main Street; about a mile later, SH 257 turns back northward at 7th Street, ending the concurrency. It then heads north to SH 14, where it terminates.

History

The route was established in 1939 with several differences. The route went north to Windsor from Milliken, then turning west to SH 185. SH 185 was then deleted and replaced with Interstate 25, and SH 257 was readjusted so that it went north to SH 14. The route was paved by 1954. A spur south of Windsor was eliminated a year later. The interchanges at US 34 and BR 34 were built in 1998.[5]

In November 2009, a new traffic signal was installed at the intersection with Garden Drive in Windsor. The construction cost about $350,000.[6]

Future

Because of congestion around the US 34 and US 34 Bus. interchanges, a bus rapid transit system has been planned to be built in Greeley.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Weld County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Milliken0.0000.000 SH 60 – Milliken, JohnstownSouthern terminus
Greeley5.1248.246 US 34 – Greeley, Fort Morgan, Loveland
5.4238.727
 US 34 Bus. (10th Street) – Greeley
Windsor10.59517.051
 SH 392 east – Lucerne		Southern end of SH 392 concurrency
11.58018.636
 SH 392 west		Northern end of SH 392 concurrency
​18.48729.752 SH 14 – Fort Collins, AultNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "Segment list for SH 257". Retrieved 2010-04-03.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "Interchange Information for Highway 257". Retrieved 2010-04-05.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c Colorado Department of Transportation. "US 34 and SH 257 BRT Station DEIS Evaluation" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  4. ^ The United States (Map). National Geographic. October 2006.
  5. ^ Salek, Matthew E. (2010-01-30). "Colorado Routes 234-266". Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  6. ^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "State Highway 257 at Garden Drive in Windsor - CDOT". Retrieved 2010-04-05.

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