Colorado Highways: Routes 52 to 75
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52

Location: North Front Range > North Eastern Plains
Length*: 111.54mi total; 97.64mi marked
W End: Jct SH 119 southwest of Niwot
E End: Jct SH 14 east of Raymer

Counties: Boulder, Weld, Morgan
Places: Niwot, Dacono, Fort Lupton, Hudson, Prospect Valley, Wiggins, Fort Morgan

Broken Route: SH 52 is broken between Wiggins and Fort Morgan. There is a gap of 14.9mi along I-76 and US 34.

Roadway Names: In Boulder County, Mineral Road


53

Location: North Metro Denver
Length*: 1.66mi
S End: Jct I-25 and 58th Ave. at Exit 215
N End: Jct SH 224 at Broadway and 70th Ave.

Counties: Adams

Roadway Names: North Broadway


55

Location: North Eastern Plains
Length*: 5.65mi
N End: Jct US 138 at 1st St. and 2nd Ave. in Crook
S End: Becomes Logan CR 81 south of Crook

Counties: Logan


56

Location: North Front Range
Length: 6.7mi
W End: Jct US 287 west of Berthoud
E End: Jct I-25 Exit 250 east of Berthoud

Counties: Larimer, Weld
Places: Berthoud


57

Location: Stratton (Eastern Plains)
Length*: 0.48mi
S End: Jct I-70 Exit 419 at Stratton
N End: Jct US 24 at Colorado Ave. and 4th St. in Stratton

Counties: Kit Carson

Notes: SH 57 is a totally unmarked route, no signs for it exist anywhere.


58

Location: West Metro Denver
Length*: 5.43mi
W End: Jct US 6/SH 93 in Golden
E End: Jct I-70 Exit 265 in Wheat Ridge

Counties: Jefferson
Places: Golden, Wheat Ridge

Freeway: From east of US 6/SH 93 to its east end (exit list). West end at US 6/SH 93 is a signal light.


59

Location: Eastern Plains
Length*: 165.83mi signed; 173.30mi implied
S End: Jct US 40-287 at Kit Carson
N End: Jct US 138 in Sedgwick

Counties: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Washington, Yuma, Phillips, Sedgwick
Places: Kit Carson, Seibert, Cope, Yuma, Haxtun, Sedgwick

Broken Route: Despite being relatively short, the SH 59 overlap with US 36 is not marked. Each intersection treats SH 59 as separate segments.


60

Location: North Front Range
Length*: 19.99mi
W End: Jct US 287 at Campion
E End: Jct US 85 southwest of Gilcrest

Counties: Larimer, Weld
Places: Campion, Johnson's Corner, Johnstown, Milliken

Broken Route: SH 60 has a gap of one mile in it from the I-25 underpass at Milepost 253 to I-25 Exit 252.


61

Location: North Eastern Plains
Length*: 40.99mi
S End: Jct US 34 at Dade Ave. and 1st St. in Otis
N End: Jct US 6 just east of Sterling

Counties: Logan, Washington
Places: Otis


62

Location: Western Slope
Length*: 23.40mi
W End: Jct SH 145 at Placerville
E End: Jct US 550 east of Ridgway

Counties: San Miguel, Ouray
Places: Placerville, Dallas Divide, Ridgway

Mountain Passes: Dallas Divide (8970ft; 5% grade west side; 6.4% grade east side)


63

Location: North Eastern Plains
Length*: 56.41mi
S End: Jct US 36 at Anton
N End: Jct US 6 at Atwood

Counties: Washington, Logan
Places: Anton, Akron, Atwood


64

Location: North Western Slope
Length*: 73.70mi
W End: Jct US 40 at Brontosaurus Blvd. and Stegosaurus Fwy in Dinosaur
E End: Jct SH 13 west of Meeker

Counties: Moffat, Rio Blanco
Places: Dinosaur, Rangely, Meeker


65

Location: Western Slope
Length*: 61.38mi
SE End: Jct SH 92 northeast of Delta
NW End: Jct I-70 Exit 49 northeast of Palisade

Counties: Mesa, Delta
Places: Orchard City, Cedaredge, Skyway, Mesa


66

Location: North Front Range
Length*: 22.69mi
W End: Jct US 36 east of Lyons
E End: Jct US 85 in Platteville

Counties: Boulder, Weld
Places: Lyons, Hygiene, Longmont, Platteville

Roadway Names: Ute Road in Boulder County east of Lyons.


67

Location: Central Mountains > South Metro Denver
Length*: 79.51mi; 127.44mi total from Wetmore to Sedalia
S End: Jct SH 96 at Wetmore
N End: Jct US 85 at Sedalia

Counties: Custer, Fremont, Teller, Douglas
Places: Wetmore, Florence, Victor, Cripple Creek, Divide, Woodland Park, Deckers, Sedalia

Double Broken Route: Used to be continuous, but two separate sections were turned back to the respective counties.

  • South Section
    Length*: 14.99mi
    S End: Jct SH 96 at Wetmore
    N End: Jct US 50 north of Florence
  • Middle Section
    Length*: 54.43mi
    S End: Victor Ave. and 4th St. in Victor
    N End: Jct Jefferson CR 126/Douglas CR 67 at Deckers
  • North Section
    Length*: 10.09mi
    S End: Intersection of Douglas CR 67 and Rampart Range Road
    N End: Jct US 85 at Sedalia


69

Location: South Front Range > Southeastern Mountains
Length*: 82.87mi
SE End: Jct BL I-25 north of Walsenburg
NW End: Jct US 50 at Texas Creek

Counties: Fremont, Custer, Huerfano
Places: Walsenburg, Gardner, Westcliffe, Texas Creek


I-70

Location: Western Slope > Central Mountains > Metro Denver > Eastern Plains
Length*: 449.51mi
W End: Utah border west of Grand Junction (link to Dan Stober's site)
E End: Kansas border east of Burlington (link to Richie Kennedy's site)
Nationally: W End: Jct I-15 at Fort Cove, Utah; E End: Baltimore, Maryland (2175mi)

Counties: Mesa, Garfield, Eagle, Summit, Clear Creek, Jefferson, Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson
Places: Fruita, Grand Junction, DeBeque Canyon, DeBeque, Parachute, Rifle, Silt, New Castle, Glenwood Springs, Glenwood Canyon, Gypsum, Eagle, Edwards, Avon, Vail, Vail Pass, Frisco, Silverthorne, Dillon, Eisenhower Tunnel, Silver Plume, Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Mount Vernon Canyon, Wheat Ridge, Denver, Aurora, Byers, Deer Trail, Limon, Genoa, Arriba, Flagler, Seibert, Vona, Bethune, Burlington

NHS: All Interstates are by default part of the NHS.

Freeway: Entire length (exit lists).

Business Routes:

  • Marked Business Loops:
    • Grand Junction
    • Palisade (WB only)
    • Idaho Springs
    • Golden/Lakewood/Denver/Aurora
    • Limon
    • Burlington
  • Marked Business Spurs:
    • Watkins
  • Unmarked Business Spurs:
    • Silt
    • Eagle
    • Edwards
    • Strasburg
    • Deer Trail
    • Agate
    • Vona

Mountain Passes: West of Frisco, Vail Pass (10,666ft; 7% grade).

Roadway Names:

  • Border to border, the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway.
  • In Eagle County, the Gerald Ford Memorial Highway.
  • In Jefferson County, the Mother Cabrini Memorial Highway.
  • Brighton Blvd to Tower Rd in metro Denver, the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Highway.


71

Location: Arkansas Valley > Eastern Plains
Length*: 232.82mi
S End: Jct US 350 southwest of La Junta
N End: Nebraska border south of Kimball, connecting with NE 71 (Link to Chris Geelhart's site)
Nationally: SH 71 is part of Multi-State 71. N End: Hot Springs, South Dakota

Counties: Otero, Crowley, Lincoln, Washington, Morgan, Weld
Places: Hawley, Rocky Ford, Ordway, Punkin Center, Limon, Last Chance, Brush, Snyder, Stoneham

NHS: US 24-40-287 at Limon north to Nebraska


72

Location: Northwest Metro Denver > North Mountains
Length*: 53.99mi
SE End: Jct I-70 Exit 266 in Wheat Ridge at I-70 and Ward Rd.
NW End: Jct SH 7 north of Raymond

Counties: Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder
Places: Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Wondervu, Pinecliffe, Nederland, Ward, Raymond

Roadway Names: Section from SH 119 to SH 7 is part of the Peak to Peak Highway.


74

Location: West Metro Denver
Length*: 17.99mi
W End: Jct I-70 Exit 252 at El Rancho
E End: Jct SH 8 in Morrison

Counties: Jefferson
Places: El Rancho, Bergen Park, Evergreen, Idledale, Morrison

Roadway Names:

  • Evergreen Parkway from I-70 to Evergreen
  • Bear Creek Road from Evergreen to Morrison

Expressway:

  • Four-lane divided from I-70 south to south of Bergen Park
  • Five-lane undivided from south of Bergen Park to the west side of Evergreen


75

Location: South Metro Denver

Counties: Arapahoe, Jefferson
Places: Littleton, Columbine Valley

Broken Route:

North Segment:
Length*:
0.47mi
N End: Littleton-Englewood border on Broadway at Rafferty Gardens Avenue
S End: Intersection of Broadway and Littleton Blvd. in Littleton
Roadway Names: Broadway

South Segment:
Length*:
4.18mi
N End: Jct US 85 at Santa Fe Drive and Bowles Avenue in Littleton
S End: Jct SH 470 at Platte Canyon Road southwest of Littleton
Roadway Names: Platte Canyon Road

NHS: Short section in Littleton along Bowles Ave. from Platte Canyon Road east to Santa Fe Drive.

Notes: Two sections of SH 75, one in Littleton and one in Englewood, have been turned back creating the broken route situation.

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Last updated 28 May 2007

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