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Colorado State Highway 52

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State Highway 52 marker
State Highway 52
Map of northern Colorado with SH 52 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length111.009 mi[1] (178.652 km)
Major junctions
West end SH 119 near Niwot
Major intersections
East end SH 14 in Raymer
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesBoulder, Weld, Morgan
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
US 50 SH 53
Snowcapped peaks of the Continental divide as seen from SH 52

State Highway 52 (SH 52) is a 111 mi (178.6 km)[a] long state highway in northeastern Colorado. The western terminus is at SH 119 near Niwot, and the eastern terminus is at SH 14 in Raymer.

Route description

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SH 52 looking west towards US 85 in Fort Lupton

SH 52 begins near Niwot, running east from its western terminus past US 287 to a diamond interchange with I-25, near the towns of Dacono, Frederick, and Firestone. The highway continues east through interchanges with US 85 in Fort Lupton and I-76 in Hudson. Farther east, the route bends north about 12 miles (19 km) south of Wiggins where it begins its concurrency with I-76, US 6, and US 34 eastward to Fort Morgan where it again turns north and traverses to Raymer, where it ends at SH 14.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Boulder00.0 SH 119 – Longmont, BoulderWestern terminus
4.57.2 US 287 – Fort Collins, Denver
Weld1118 I-25 / US 87 – Fort Collins, DenverInterchange; I-25 exit 235
Fort Lupton2032 US 85 – Greeley, BrightonInterchange
Hudson2947 I-76 / US 6 – Denver, Fort MorganInterchange, I-76 exit 31
41.566.8
SH 79 south – Bennett
Northern terminus of SH 79
Morgan72.5116.7

I-76 / US 34 / US 6 east / SH 39 north – Fort Morgan
West end of I-76/US 34/US 6 overlap; I-76 exit 66; southern terminus of SH 39
82132
I-76 / US 6 east – Sterling
East end of I-76/US 6 overlap; West end of I-76 Bus. overlap; Interchange; I-76 exit 75
Fort Morgan86138
US 34 east (Platte Avenue) – Akron
East end of US 34/I-76 Bus. overlap
86.5139.2
SH 144 west (Riverview Avenue) – Log Lane Village
Eastern terminus of SH 144
87140 I-76 / US 6 – Denver, SterlingInterchange; I-76 exit 80
WeldRaymer111179 SH 14 – Ault, SterlingEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Segment list for SH 52". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway Data Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2007: note that not every interval between mileposts is exactly a mile, explaining why more junctions than expected are at the exact milepost
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