Colorado State Highway 59
State Highway 59 | ||||
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 Map of northeastern Colorado with SH 59 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 173.337 mi[1] (278.959 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 40 / US 287 in Kit Carson | |||
| North end |  US 138 in Sedgwick | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Washington, Yuma, Phillips, Sedgwick | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 59 (SH 59) is a 173.3-mile-long (278.9 km)
US 138 in Sedgwick
.
Route description
SH 59 begins in the south at a junction with
U.S. Highway 138 at Sedgwick near the Nebraska
state line. Through nearly its entire length, the road passes through remote, very sparsely populated agricultural areas.
History
The route was established in the 1920s and paved by 1938.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cheyenne | Kit Carson | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 40 / US 287 – Eads, Cheyenne Wells, Limon | Southern terminus |
| Kit Carson | Seibert | 41.028 | 66.028 |    I-70 / US 24 west – Limon, Hays | I-70 exit 405; southern end of unsigned US 24 overlap |
| 41.479 | 66.754 |  US 24 east – Vona | Northern end of unsigned US 24 overlap | ||
| Washington | Cope | 67.142 | 108.055 |  US 36 west – Anton | Southern end of US 36 overlap |
| Yuma | | 74.478 | 119.861 | US 36 east – Idalia | Northern end of US 36 overlap |
| Yuma | 106.291 | 171.059 |  US 34 – Wray, Akron | ||
| Phillips | Haxtun | 147.259 | 236.990 |  US 6 – Holyoke, Sterling | |
Denver | I-76 exit 165 | ||||
| Sedgwick | 173.337 | 278.959 | US 138 – Julesburg, Sterling | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b "Highway Data Explorer". Online Transportation Information System. Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 40-59". Retrieved November 4, 2010.[self-published source?]
External links
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