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Location: Arkansas Valley
Alignment: Spur west from US 287 north of Wiley to
Big Bend
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Location: Livermore (North Front Range)
E End: Jct US 287 at The Forks
W End: West of Livermore
History:
Spur west from US 287 at The Forks to a little west of
Livermore. Brought into the state system about 1954. Paved
by 1960 and turned back by 1968. Current CR 74E.
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Alignment: Spur southwest from from SH 101 south of
Las Animas
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Location: Rocky Ford (Arkansas Valley)
Length*: 3.23mi
E End: Jct US 50/SH 71 at Swink Ave./2nd St. in Rocky
Ford
W End: Becomes CR FF at Jct CR 16 west of Rocky Ford
Counties: Otero
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008):
- 1400 at US 50, Rocky Ford
- 520 west of Walnut Ave.
- 240 at CR 16
Guide:
SH 202 starts at US 50 on the west side of Rocky Ford,
heads southeast for a couple blocks on 2nd Street, then
turns due west. It ends out in the middle of nowhere west of
town. US 50 is on two one-way streets through Rocky Ford, so
SH 202 has two intersections with it.
History:
SH 202 became state highway in 1939. Paved by 1958.
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Alignment: Spur north from US 50 north of Las Animas
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: US 85-87 east to SH 239 via Hoehne
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Alignment: Link from US 50 at Swink due south to SH
10
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from US 160-350 southwest of Beshoar
Jct. east to SH 55/US 160
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Length*: 5.93mi
S End: Jct US 50 at Park St./1st St. in Manzanola
N End: Jct SH 96 at Crowley
Counties: Otero, Crowley
Places: Manzanola, Crowley
Milepost Guide:
- 0.00: US 50, Manzanola (begin SH 207 in Otero County)
- 1.38: Enter Crowley County
- 5.93: SH 96, Crowley (end SH 207)
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008):
- 1200 at US 50, Manzanola
- 500 at SH 96, Crowley
Guide:
From US 50, SH 207 heads north out of Manzanola on Park
St., north across the Arkansas River, and ends at SH 96 on
the south side of Crowley.
History:
SH 207 came into the state system in 1939. Paved by
1954.
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Location: Eastern Plains
Alignment: Loop off US 24 from Calhan north then east
to Ramah
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Location: Boone (Arkansas Valley)
Length*: 1.52mi
S End: Jct US 50 south of Boone
N End: Jct SH 96 at Hughes St./Main St. in Boone
Counties: Pueblo
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008): 330
Guide:
SH 209 starts at US 50 south of Boone, heads north
across the Arkansas River, and into Boone on Hughes St.
History:
Brought into the state system in 1939. At first SH 209
was a spur northeast from SH 96 at Boone. The link south to
US 50 was added by 1946. Paved by 1949. By 1954 the section
north of Boone was turned back.
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from SH 83 east to SH 189 at
Black Forest via Shoup Road
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Location: Eastern Plains
Alignment: Spur south from SH 94 at Hall Station
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from US 85 at Castle Rock southeast
to SH 83
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Location: Eastern Plains
Alignment: Spur southeast from SH 94 at Yoder via
Truckton
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from SH 105 west of Castle Rock east
via Wolfensberger Road to Castle Rock, then northeast via
Crowfoot Valley Road to SH 83 south of Parker
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Location: Eastern Plains
Alignment: Link from SH 94 at Ellicott due north to
US 24
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from US 85-87 (Spruce Mountain Rd.)
south of Larkspur east via Greenland to SH 83
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Location: Eastern Plains
<>History:
When brought into the state system in 1939, SH
217 was a spur from SH 157
at Elbert south for 4mi via current CR 25-41. About 1951 it was
extended southward all the way to US 24 west of Peyton. By 1955, two
things happened: SH 157 was gone, and the north end of SH 217 was shifted south, so it spurred north from US 24 for 11mi via Elbert Road. SH 217 was turned back entirely in 1964.
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from SH 105 east to US 85-87
at Larkspur
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Location: Eastern Plains
Alignment: Spur south from SH 86 at Elizabeth
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Location: Northeast Metro Denver
Alignment: Spur from US 6 in Commerce City east via
64th or 74th to Tower or Chambers
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Location: Southwest Metro Denver
Alignment: Link from Kassler northeast to US 85 at
Blakeland
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Location: Northwest Metro Denver
Alignment: Link from SH 93 north of Golden east via
64th Ave. to SH 72
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Location: Southeast Metro Denver
Alignment: Link from Belleview Ave. north to Hampden
Ave. via Yosemite St.
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Location: North Metro Denver
Length*: 3.63mi
W End: Jct US 36 at Broadway
E End: Jct US 6-85 at Vasquez Blvd./74th Ave. in
Commerce City
Counties: Adams
Places: Welby, Commerce City
Milepost Guide:
- 0.00: US 36 interchange just west of I-25 (begin
SH 224 in Adams County)
- 0.26: SH 53/70th Ave./Broadway
- 2.75: I-76 Exit 8, Commerce City
- 3.63: US 6-85 (end SH 224)
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008):
- 15,600 at US 36
- 14,500 east of SH 53/Broadway
- 27,500 east of I-76
- 17,500 at US 6-85, Commerce City
Guide:
SH 224 starts at the US 36/Broadway interchange just
west of I-25, heads south on Broadway, then turns east on
70th Ave. It goes over I-25 just east of Broadway, and on
the overpass is a connection to the HOV lanes on I-25. One
single lane goes from the middle of the overpass south down
to the separated lanes on I-25. Large overhead signs advise
motorists of the HOV lanes' status. During the morning they
go southbound, so people can turn off of 70th Ave. onto
them. During the evening, however, they go northbound, so
motorists from the HOV lanes can use them to get to 70th
Ave. SH 224 continues east on 70th to Washington St. and
then swerves northeast and heads east on 74th Ave. starting
at I-76 (Exit 8). SH 224 then ends at US 6-85 between I-270
and the north SH 2 interchange.
Photo Gallery:
- I-270
Bridge. Eastbound on SH 224 at the overpass for
I-270. (October 1999)
History:
SH 224 became state highway in 1939. At first it went
from Sheridan Blvd. east to SH 185 (Washington St.)
via either 70th or 74th, then east to York St. and south to
Brighton Blvd. By 1946 the section west of SH 185 had
been turned back, and it was paved by 1949. By 1954 SH 224
was only a spur from SH 185 at Washington east to
Welby. By 1956 the west end had become the Valley Highway
freeway. The west end was extended to the Boulder Turnpike
Broadway interchange by 1963. SH 224 was then extended east
to I-80S by 1964, and east to US 6-85 by 1970.
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Location: Eastern Plains
Alignment: Link from SH 109 at Karval due
north to SH 94
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Location: Eastern Metro Denver
Length*: 12.43mi
S End: Jct I-25 Exit 200 in Denver
N End: Jct I-70 Exit 282 in Aurora
Counties: Denver, Araphoe, Adams
Places: Denver, Greenwood Village, Aurora
NHS: Entire length.
Freeway: Entire length (exit
list).
Roadway Names: The NB Parker Rd. to SB I-225
bridge is the Gary McPherson Flyover, a former Aurora state
representative.
Milepost Guide:
- 0.00: I-25 Exit 200 interchange, Denver (begin
I-225 in Denver County)
- 1.62: Enter Arapahoe County
- 3.94: SH 83/Parker Road interchange, Aurora
- 8.95: SH 30/6th Avenue interchange
- 9.90: US 40/US 287/BL I-70/Colfax Avenue
interchange, Enter Adams County
- 11.93: Enter Denver County
- 12.43: Jct I-70 Exit 282 interchange (end I-225)
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008):
- 109,000 at I-25, Denver
- 128,000 north of Yosemite St.
- 109,000 north of Parker Rd./SH 83, Aurora
- 117,000 north of Mississippi Ave.
- 129,000 north of SH 30/6th Ave.
- 121,000 at I-70
Guide:
I-225 is the major north-south corridor for the eastern
suburb of Aurora, as well as a cut between I-25 and I-70.
I-225 starts at I-25 Exit 200 in the south part of
Denver. It heads northeast through Denver, Greenwood
Village, past the dam that holds back Cherry Creek
Reservoir, and then into Aurora. At Parker Road I-25 meets
SH 83 and turns north, and generally follows the street grid
spot that was occupied by Potomac St. It then ends at I-70
at a massive three-level interchange on the Aurora/Denver
line. The interchange blends in with the Chambers Rd.,
Peņa Blvd., and Peoria St. interchanges on I-70,
since they all have long collector-distributor ramps.
I-225
is six lanes with an aux lane each direction from Yosemite St to Parker
Road, four lanes to Mississippi Avenue, and six lanes plus aux lanes to
I-70. An interesting note from Jack Unitt: From northeast of
Yosemite Street to Parker Road, I-225 is on Corps of
Engineers land (which built Cherry Creek Reservoir) and the
state has only a lease to operate the highway.
Photo Gallery:
- Tunnel to Southbound I-25.
Traffic on I-225 going to southbound I-25 uses a tunnel to cross under
all the other levels within the interchange. (October 2007)
- I-225
at I-25. Going south on I-225 approaching I-25.
(February 2001)
- North
of Colfax. A view of the wide expanse of concrete
that is southbound I-225 north of Colfax. (August
2003)
- I-225
at I-70. Northbound approaching I-70. (February
2001)
History:
I-225
was built in stages coming south from I-70. It reached 6th Avenue by
1966, Mississippi Avenue by 1970, Parker Road by 1972, and I-25 by
1977. I-225 was widened to three lanes each direction between 6th
Avenue and I-70 in the late 1990s. Also the 3-level stack at I-70 was
reconstructed about the same time to eliminate left entrances/exits.
The City of Aurora fronted money for a new interchange at Alameda Ave,
and that opened in Fall 2000. Interchange reconstruction at Parker
Road, including adding a loop and a flyover, was completed in Spring
2002. In 2003 improvements where completed at Iliff Avenue which
included adding loop ramps. In 2005 reconstruction of the 6th Ave
interchange was completed, which included eliminating the WB-SB loop
ramp.
T-REX, the TRansportation EXpansion project, included work on
I-225 from I-25 to Parker Rd. A major part of the work was eliminating
the left entrance and exit on SB I-25 at I-225, that was completed in
late 2003. T-REX expanded I-225 to three lanes plus an aux lane each
direction from Yosemite to Parker, which finished in 2005. The light
rail line in the median from I-25 to Parker opened November 17, 2006.
Widening from Parker Rd to Colfax Ave to 6 lanes plus aux
lanes has been done in several stages. From 2nd Avenue to Colfax was
completed in 2005. From Mississippi Ave to 2nd was completed in summer
2011. Prior to widening I-225 was only four lanes with no aux lanes.
A separate project to improve access into the Anschutz
(Fitzsimons) medical campus included a reconfiguration of the Colfax
interchange with new ramps and overpass at 17th Place. The interchange
was completed in January 2013.
Related Site: I-225
@ Interstate Guide
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Spur southwest from US 85 in Colorado
Springs along Cheyenne Blvd. to Broadmoor
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Location: Pueblo
Length*: 1.85mi
S End: Jct BR US 50 east of Pueblo
N End: Jct SH 96 at Joplin Ave./4th St. in Pueblo
Counties: Pueblo
Roadway Names: Joplin Avenue
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008):
- 6100 at BR US 50
- 3900 at SH 96
Guide:
SH 227 starts at the BR US 50 expressway in the southeast part of metro
Pueblo, then heads north across the Arkansas River and picks up Joplin
Ave. in east Pueblo. It follows Joplin north to 4th St., ending at SH
96. The interchange at US 50 is not a true interchange, instead taking
on the form of two two-way roadways connecting to right-in right-out
intersections on BR US 50. History:
SH 227 was brought onto the state payroll in 1939. It
started off as a spur way south of BR US 50 at the Huerfano
River, went north on CR 321, northwest along South Rd., then
north as it does now, then spurred north from SH 96 along
Hudson Rd. South and north ends truncated, and SH 227
existed as now by 1954.
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Alignment: Started at SH 227-235 intersection
southeast of Pueblo at Lombard Village (25th Lane and South
Rd.) and went east to BR US 50 (then US 50) halfway between
Avondale and Boone
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Alignment: Link from SH 96 at North Avondale south
via Avondale to SH 228
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Link from SH 164 north of US 24
east to US 85-87 at Colorado Springs
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Length*: 2.05mi
S End: Jct BR US 50 at Vineland
N End: Jct US 50/SH 96 at Devine
Counties: Pueblo
Places: Vineland, Devine
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008): 1800
Guide:
From BR US 50, SH 231 goes due north across the Arkansas
River to US 50.
History:
SH 231 was brought into the state system in 1939, but
originally continued south from BR 50 to SH 228.
Paved by 1949. SH 228 was gone by 1955, so SH 231 had
a spur south to where they used to meet. By 1968 the south
end was trimmed back to BR US 50. Like SH 233 below, the two
routes SH 231 terminated have changed (SH 96 became US 50,
US 50 became BR US 50).
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Location: South Front Range
Alignment: Spur southwest from US 85-87 at
Aguilar to Gulnare. Had a spur of itself northwest to
Brodhead.
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Location: Arkansas Valley
Length*: 2.15mi
S End: Jct BR US 50 south of Baxter
N End: Jct US 50/SH 96 at Baxter
Counties: Pueblo
Places: Baxter
Roadway Names: Baxter Road
Annual Average Daily Traffic (2008):
- 3500 at BR US 50
- 3900 at US 50, Baxter
Guide:
From BR US 50, SH 233 goes due north across the Arkansas
River to US 50.
History:
SH 233 was brought into the state system in 1939. Paved
by 1946.
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