List of U.S. Highways in Colorado

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Interstate Highways in Colorado

U.S. Highway 6 marker

U.S. Highway 491 marker

Standard highway markers for U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 491
Highway names
US HighwaysU.S. Highway X (US X)
System links
  • Colorado State Highway System

List

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 6 467.284 752.021 I-70/US 50/US 6 near Mack US 6 near Holyoke
US 24 277.668 446.863 I-70 near Minturn US 24 near Burlington
US 34 259.529 417.671 US 40 in Granby US 34 near Wray
US 36 213.458 343.527 US 34 at Deer Ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park US 36 near Idalia
US 38 Now US 34 from Greeley to Wiggins, I-70 Bus. from Fort Morgan to Sterling, and US 6 east of Sterling[1]
US 40 496.385 798.854 US 40 west of Dinosaur US 40 east of Arapahoe
US 40N 01936-01-01c. 1936[2] Now US 24 east of Limon[2]
US 40S 01936-01-01c. 1936[2] Now US 24 west of Limon and US 40 east of Limon[2]
US 50 467.583 752.502 I-70/US 6/US 50 near Grand Junction US 50/ US 400 near Holly
US 84 28 45 US 160 near Pagosa Springs US 84 near Chromo
US 85 310 500 I-25/US 85/US 87 near Trinidad US 85 near Eaton
US 87 305.040 490.914 I-25/US 85/US 87 near Trinidad I-25/US 87 near Wellington Concurrent with I-25 for whole route.
US 138 59.823[3] 96.276 US 6 near Sterling US 138 near Julesburg
US 160 497.223[4] 800.203 US 160 near Teec Nos Pos, Arizona US 160 near Walsh 01930-01-01c. 1930[5] current Original western terminus was Trinidad. Extended via US 85 and US 450 to near Dove Creek in 1934. Rerouted west of Cortez via US 164 in 1970 toward Four Corners Monument.[5][6]
US 164 01966-01-011966[6] 01970-01-011970[6] Now US 160 west of Cortez
US 285 263.947[7] 424.782 US 285 near Antonito I-25 in Denver 01936-01-011936[8] current Originally terminated on Alameda Ave. at US 85/US 87. In 1969, rerouted to terminate at US 40 (Colfax Ave.) in Aurora. Truncated at I-25 in Denver in 1979.[8]
US 287 234.846 377.948 US 287/US 385 near Campo US 287 near Virginia Dale
US 350 72.718[9] 117.028 US 160 near Walsenburg US 50 in La Junta 01927-01-01c. 1927[10] current
US 385 263.734 424.439 US 287/US 385 near Campo I-76 near Julesburg
US 400 14.814[11] 23.841 US 50/US 385 in Granada US 50/US 400 near Coolidge, Kansas 01996-01-011996[12] current
US 450 01927-01-01c. 1927[13] 01939-01-011939[13] Now US 491 north of Cortez and US 160 from Cortez to Walsenburg[13]
US 491 69.602[14] 112.014 US 491 north of Shiprock, New Mexico US 491 north of Dove Creek 02003-01-012003[15][16] current Formerly US 666
US 550 103.066 165.869 US 550 near Durango US 50 in Montrose
US 650 01927-01-01c. 1927[17] 01936-01-011936[17] Now SH 291 through Salida and US 285 south of Buena Vista[17]
US 666 01927-01-01c. 1927[18] 02003-01-012003[15][16][18] Now US 491
  •       Former

See also

References

  1. ^ "End of US Highway 38". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "End of US Highway 40". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Highway Data Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "End of US Highway 160". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "End of Historic Highway 164". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b "End of US Highway 285". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. ^ "End of US Highway 350". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  12. ^ "End of US Highway 400". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "Ends of US Highway 450". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Ends of US Highway 491". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  16. ^ a b Linthicum, Leslie. "It's Now U.S. 491, Not U.S. 666". ABQ Journal Online. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  17. ^ a b c "Ends of US Highway 650". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Ends of US Highway 666". US Ends.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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