Colorado State Highway 291

State Highway 291
State Highway 291
	Map of Chaffee County in central Colorado with SH 291 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CDOT
Length	9.135 mi (14.701 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 50 in Salida
North end	US 285 north of Poncha Springs
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Chaffee
Highway system
	Colorado State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

State Highway 291 (SH 291) is a 9.135-mile (14.701 km) state highway in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States, that connects U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Salida with U.S. Route 285 (US 285) north of Poncha Springs.

Route description

SH 291 begins at a T intersection with US 50 in Salida. From it southern terminus, it travels north as Oak Street. It then turns northwest to become 1st Street as it passes through Salida's historic downtown, paralleling the Arkansas River. The highway continues northwest, crossing the Arkansas River twice and ending at a junction with US 285 at a T intersection, about 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north of Pancho Springs.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Chaffee County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Salida	0.000	0.000	US 50 east – Cañon City, Pueblo, Colorado Springs US 50 west (East Rainbow Boulevard) – Gunnison, Monte Vista	Southern terminus, T intersection
	9.135	14.701	US 285 north – Buena Vista, Fairplay, Leadville US 285 north – Poncha Springs, Saguache	Northern terminus; T intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Sed also

List of state highways in Colorado

References

^ "Segment list for SH 291". Retrieved 2011-01-22.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

External links

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[dot-1] "Segment list for SH 291". Retrieved 2011-01-22.^{[permanent dead link]}

[CDOT_OTIS_SH_291-2] "Highway Explorer". CDOT OTIS - Online Transportation Information System. Colorado DOT. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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