Colorado Highways Photo Gallery:
Major Non-State Roadways

This page is for photos from major non-state roadways in Colorado. When clicking on a link to a photo, the photo will pop up in a new window so you don't have to keep hitting the "Back" button. The dates listed are when the photo was taken.

E-470 Tollway

• I-25 Stack. Westbound on E-470 where it starts at I-25. May 1999
• E-470 Sign. An E-470 guide sign on NB Parker Road approaching the interchange with E-470. At the time the picture was taken, E-470 was open only from I-25 to Parker. December 1997
• Piney Creek and Arapahoe Road. Northbound on E-470 looking through the dip down to Piney Creek and the overpass at Arapahoe Road. This is approaching the Smoky Hill Road interchange. October 2007
• Depressed Section South of Quincy. South of Quincy Avenue E-470 has a section a couple miles long that is depressed in an artificial cut. Here northbound you can see the slopes left on each side due to the cut down. October 2007
• Jewell Ramp 2-Laning. The northbound onramp at Jewell Avenue used to have just one lane at the ramp booth, but here is the construction that was going on to add a dedicated EXpressToll lane off to the right side. October 2007
• VMS Installation. Happened to be driving by at the time there was a variable message sign being installed in the median. Northbound north of Jewell. October 2007
• I-70 Interchange, Old Gun Club Road Alignment:
• Original E-470 Construction, Eastbound on South Frontage Road, and Northbound at I-70. Two photos taken in January 1999 while E-470  was under construction (on the Gun Club Road alignment), showing the work still needing to be done. In the first photo, the E-470 signs are turned sideways so they can't be seen by traffic. Photos by Robert Halonen.
• Old Gun Club Road Alignment Northbound and Southbound. Back before the "Flyby" opened allowing through traffic to bypass the signals, this is the stretch E-470 through traffic had to go through. May 1999
• E-470 Flyby (Bypassing I-70 Signals):
• Opening Ceremony: The E-470 "Flyby" at I-70, allowing through traffic to bypass the four signal lights, had its opening ceremony on August 24, 2006. Here are several pictures taken from the event, which was held adjacent to the northbound side of the Flyby. Ceremony tent • Photo display boards • Info board listing contractors (Lawrence Construction inadvertently left off) • CDOT Director Tom Norton • Signal lights representing the four intersections to be ceremoniously crushed • Sheep's foot compactor crushing the signal lights • The guy with the best job in the world • Aftermath of crushing the signals • Classic car and sports car parade to be the ceremonial first vehicles on the Flyby
  
• I-70 Flyby Northbound. A shot on northbound E-470 going over the "Flyby" at the I-70 interchange, here approaching the 19th Avenue bridge. August 2006
• I-70 Flyby Southbound and Flyover Construction. Southbound on E-470 going through the I-70 "Flyby". Arcing across the picture is the flyover for northbound to westbound traffic, under construction at the time. May 2007
• Northbound E-470 to Westbound I-70 Flyover:
• Opening Ceremony: The flyover creating the direct connection from northbound E-470 to westbound I-70 opened on October 25, 2007. The theme for the event was "Head for the Hills", and sponsors included the Ski Train and Winter Park. The ceremony was held at the south end of the flyover. "Finished Line" banner • E-470 PHA Director Ed DeLozier • Rick Lawrence of Lawrence Construction Co. • Skateboarders imitating skiing down the flyover • Flyover with buses carrying ceremony attendees • Flyover up close • At the top of the flyover looking northwest toward Longs Peak
• View of E-470/I-70 Bridges. Looking north from the flyover one has a view of mainline E-470 going north and I-70 crossing underneath it. October 2007
  
• Flyover Northbound. On the ramp from northbound E-470 to westbound I-70, approaching the start of the flyover bridge. October 2007
• Merge to Westbound I-70. The ramp from northbound E-470 to westbound I-70 features a section that is barrier-separated from I-70 before merging onto it. This is to prevent drivers from trying to swerve across three lanes of traffic to get to the Colfax left exit from I-70. Here you can see the overhead sign at the left exit. October 2007
• Northbound E-470 Signs for I-70:
• 1 Mile Advance Signs. At 6th Parkway. October 2007
  
• 1/2 Mile Advance Signs. North of 6th Parkway. October 2007
  
• Sign for Eastbound I-70 Ramp. The first ramp on northbound E-470 at I-70 goes down the old Gun Club Road alignment and can be used to access Colfax Ave, both directions of I-70 and 19th Ave. But the primary overhead signs for it list only I-70 east since the flyover is used to get to westbound. This sign used to have a temporary mask on it listing both directions of I-70 for the period in 2006 and 2007 before the flyover opened. October 2007
• Sign for Westbound I-70 Flyover. The second ramp at the interchange is the direct flyover to westbound I-70. This overhead sign is unusual for Colorado in that it includes the "pull through" for through traffic on its left side. Same sign a week earlier before the flyover opened. October 2007
  
• Plaza C ExpressToll Lanes. Southbound going through the ExpressToll lanes at Plaza C, showing the overhead gagetry used for electronic toll collection. May 2007
  
• View From 56th. A look north along E-470 from the 56th Avenue overpass. The white blotch on the right horizon is DIA's terminal. May 1999
• Plaza D. Southbound approaching Toll Plaza D. May 1999
• Plaza D Part 2. Southbound again approaching Plaza D, only this was earlier and the plaza was free, so traffic was bypassed via the EXpressToll lanes. July 1998
• Ramp Booth. An example of the ramp toll booths E-470 uses. This is southbound at 104th Avenue. January 1999
• Ramp Toll Sign. An example of the signs approaching exits that have tolls. Southbound at 104th Avenue. May 1999
• Interchange Signs. An example of signs on the cross roads at E-470 interchanges. Eastbound 104th Avenue. January 1999
• Tower Road Overpass. Northbound E-470 at the Tower Road overpass, with the cloud-shrouded Rockies on the horizon. January 2003
• E-470/120th Avenue. Eastbound on 120th Avenue at the signal lights that used to be E-470's north end. July 1998
• Plaza E Northbound - Pre License Plate Toll. Overhead signage at the EXpressToll/cash split on the northbound approach to Plaza E. January 2003
• Plaza E Southbound - Interim Toll Setup. This shot shows the signing at the time of the interim toll setup in early 2009 after license plate tolling had started but before the cash lanes were eliminated. March 2009
  
• UPRR Overpass. Northbound E-470 at the Union Pacific Railroad overpass between Colorado and York. January 2003
• North Stack. A view of the north E-470/I-25 stack, on the C-D road at the interchange. January 2003
• End E-470/Begin Northwest Parkway. A view on northbound E-470 at the point it changes to the Northwest Parkway within the I-25 stack interchange. December 2003
• Closeup of Sign.

Northwest Parkway

• Toll Plaza. Westbound at the Northwest Parkway's toll plaza. December 2003
• West of US 287. A view of the foothills from westbound Northwest Parkway west of US 287. December 2003

Peña Boulevard

• Peña Boulevard/E-470. Eastbound on Peña on collector/distributor lanes at the E-470 cloverleaf. July 1998
• East/West Terminal Split. Inbound to DIA where one decides whether to go to the east or west terminals. January 1999
• Outbound Fee Plaza. Approaching the outbound parking fee plaza, that has since been removed. January 1999

Pikes Peak Toll Road

• Crystal Reservoir Dam. View of the Pikes Peak road crossing the top of the dam holding back Crystal Reservoir. June 2010
• Milepost 10 Gravel. Pikes Peak road as it looks in the gravel section above Halfway Picnic Grounds. June 2010
• Switchbacks Ahead. This view at Milepost 14 looks ahead toward more switchbacks further up. June 2010
• Switchback and Snow Wall. This switchback at Milepost 16 features a wall of snow along its shadowed edge. June 2010
• Looking Downhill. View downhill from the Milepost 16 switchback. June 2010
• Milepost 17 Boulder Park. Above Milepost 17 through Milepost 18 the road passes through an area aptly named Boulder Park. June 2010
• Cog Railroad & Switchback. View of the decending cog railroad and a switchback at Milepost 18, as viewed from the summit. June 2010
• Just Below the Summit. Less than a mile to go here at Milepost 19. June 2010
• Pikes Peak Summit: Marker • Cog Train • View East • View North. The summit of Pikes Peak is a large flat area with a visitors center, cog train platform and parking area. June 2010
  

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Last updated 27 June 2010