Colorado State Highway 17
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length | 88.5 mi[1][a] (142.4 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | NM 17 at New Mexico state line | |||
North end | US 285 south of Villa Grove | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Colorado | |||
Counties | Archuleta, Conejos, Alamosa, Saguache | |||
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State Highway 17 (SH 17) is an 88.5 mi (142.4 km)[a] state highway in southern Colorado, United States. SH 17's southern terminus is a continuation as New Mexico State Road 17 (NM 17) at the New Mexico state line, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) south of Villa Grove.
Route description
SH 17 is officially split into two parts by a stretch of concurrence with US 285. The first part of the route begins in the south at the New Mexico state line where the road becomes New Mexico State Road 17. From the state line the road proceeds in a winding, generally easterly path over the San Juan Mountains via Cumbres Pass and La Manga Pass, both over 10,000 ft (3,000 m) in elevation. Along this section, the road offers access to Rio Grande National Forest and the many recreational activities it offers.
After leaving the national forest, the road continues east for approximately 13 more miles before merging with US 285 at
History
When the route was established in the 1920s, the route was broken into two sections. The road began at
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Archuleta | | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 17 south – Chama | Southern terimnus; Continuation into New Mexico | ||
Conejos | Antonito | 39.05 | 62.84 | US 285 south – Santa Fe, Tres Piedras | Southern end of US 285 concurrency | ||
Gap along US 285 | |||||||
Alamosa | Alamosa | 69.02 | 111.08 | US 160 (Sixth Street) / US 285 north – Monte Vista | 6th St. is a one-way street, inbound access only; northern end of US 285 concurrency; southern end of US 160 concurrency | ||
69.09 | 111.19 | US 160 west / US 285 north (Main Street west) – Monte Vista | Main St. is a one-way street, outbound access only; no northbound access | ||||
Rio Grande | 70.00 | 112.65 | Bridge | ||||
Alamosa East | 70.12 | 112.85 | US 160 east – Walsenburg | Northern end of US 160 concurrency | |||
Alamosa–Saguache county line | Hooper | 88.19 | 141.93 | SH 112 west – Center | Eastern terminus of SH 112 | ||
Saguache | | 118.86 | 191.29 | US 285 – Saguache, Monte Vista, Poncha Springs, Salida | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
Notes
^ a: The section of SH 17 which runs concurrent to US 285 is maintained with federal rather than state funds and is therefore not counted by the Colorado Department of Transportation in the road's official 88.5 mile length; the total end-to-end length including this segment is 118.8 mi (191.2 km).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Segment Descriptions for Highway 17". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.[dead link]
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved 2010-05-26.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 17 at Wikimedia Commons