Colorado State Highway 15
State Highway 15 | ||||
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 Map of southern Colorado with SH 15 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.834 mi[1] (36.748 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 160 / US 285 in Monte Vista | |||
| East end |  US 285 / SH 17 south of Alamosa | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Rio Grande, Conejos | |||
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State Highway 15 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a north–south, east–west state highway in the San Luis Valley region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of Monte Vista and Alamosa. There is a gap in the route.
Route description
The route begins at a concurrency between US 285 and US 160. After about 12 miles, at the Rio Grande-Conejos county line, there exists an eight-mile gap[1] filled in by Conejos County Route 6.[2] After the gap, SH 15 reappears, crosses over the La Jara Creek, and ends at US 285 south of Alamosa.
History
The route was established in the 1920s as a much longer route, but it was gradually cut down to its current length. The route was paved in 1957.[2]
Major intersections
 | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Rio Grande | Monte Vista | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 160 / US 285 | Western terminus | ||
| |   SH 370 east – Alamosa | ||||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Conejos | | 30.915 | 49.753 | US 285 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Segment list for SH 15". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ a b "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved April 1, 2010.
External links
KML is from Wikidata