Colorado State Highway 64
State Highway 64 | ||||
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 Map of western Colorado with SH 64 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 73.70 mi[1] (118.61 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 40 in Dinosaur | |||
 SH 139 near Rangely | ||||
| East end |  SH 13 near Meeker | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Moffat, Rio Blanco | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 64 (SH 64) is a 74-mile-long (119 km) two-lane
Route description
The route begins at a junction with
History
SH 64 was originally built in the 1920s.[2] At that time, the highway started from south of Dinosaur and went west into Utah, but it was changed in the middle of the 1940s.[2] The route of the highway shifted several times over the next two decades. In 1939, a spur line was constructed to continue southwest of Meeker. In 1946, the western end was moved from south of Dinosaur to US 40, which was a route already situated within Dinosaur (at that time called Sandy Springs).[2] About a decade later, the spur line built in 1939 was eliminated. The following year, all of SH 64 was paved.[2] There have been no other construction developments on the highway since then.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Moffat | Dinosaur | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 40 – Vernal, Craig | Western terminus |
| Rio Blanco | Rangely | 19.79 | 31.85 |  SH 139 south – Loma, Grand Junction | Northern terminus of SH 139 |
| Meeker | 73.70 | 118.61 | SH 13 – Meeker, Rifle | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Segment list for SH 64". Retrieved 23 Feb 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f Salek, Matthew E. (30 Jan 2010). "Colorado Routes 60-79". Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Classification for SH 64". Retrieved 23 Feb 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dinosaur, Colorado". www.dinosaurdiamond.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010. Other street names include Brontosaurus Boulevard and Triceratops Terrace.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 64 at Wikimedia Commons