U.S. Route 160

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U.S. Route 160 marker

U.S. Route 160

Map
US 160 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 60
Length1,465 mi[citation needed] (2,358 km)
Existed1930–present
Major junctions
West end US 89 near Tuba City, AZ
Major intersections
East end US 67 / Route 158 near Poplar Bluff, MO
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesArizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system

U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465-mile-long (2,358 km) east–west

United States Numbered Highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 five miles (8.0 km) west of Tuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is at US 67 and Missouri 158 southwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri
. Its route, if not its number, was made famous in song in 1975, as the road from
C.W. McCall's country music song "Wolf Creek Pass
".

Route description

Arizona

Main article: U.S. Route 160 in Arizona
Western terminus of US 160 at US 89 near Tuba City, AZ
U.S. Route 160 in Arizona

US 160 begins at US 89 near the western edge of

U.S. Route 64, then turns northeast to go to the Four Corners
and enters New Mexico.

US 160 is one of the major routes crossing the Navajo Nation and in Arizona does not leave the Navajo Nation.

New Mexico

Main article: U.S. Route 160 in New Mexico

About 0.9 miles (1.4 km) of US 160 is located within New Mexico. The highway travels northeast through extreme northwestern New Mexico, intersecting State Road 597, which provides access to the Four Corners Monument.[1] US-160 along with NM-597 do not connect to any other portion of the New Mexico state highway network, requiring New Mexico Department of Transportation crews to travel through either Arizona or Colorado to access it.

Colorado

Main article: U.S. Route 160 in Colorado

U.S. Route 160 enters Colorado near the Four Corners Monument. It goes northeast and intersects

Continental Divide at Wolf Creek Pass
.

From Wolf Creek Pass, U.S. 160 continues northeast and turns east at

North La Veta Pass, then continues east to Walsenburg, where it intersects Interstate 25
.

From Walsenburg, U.S. 160 continues south with Interstate 25 to Trinidad, then turns northeast to intersect U.S. Route 350. It continues east, passing through the Comanche National Grassland before intersecting the concurrent U.S. Route 287 and U.S. Route 385 south of Springfield. It continues east and enters Kansas east of Walsh.

Kansas

Main article: U.S. Route 160 in Kansas

US-160 enters Kansas just west of

Interstate 35, on which the Kansas Turnpike
is routed in the area.

East of Interstate 35, it intersects

U.S. Route 400, which goes north and ends just south of Pittsburg, Kansas
. After Frontenac, it turns east and enters Missouri.

Missouri

U.S. Route 160 enters Missouri west of Mindenmines. At Lamar, it intersects Interstate 49/U.S. Route 71. It goes southeast towards Springfield, where it intersects Interstate 44 and U.S. Route 60, with which it has a short concurrency. It goes south out of Springfield into Nixa as Massey Boulevard, then turns east and intersects U.S. Route 65 north of Branson. It continues east to West Plains, where it intersects U.S. Route 63, then ends southwest of Poplar Bluff at an intersection with U.S. Route 67 (Future Interstate 57).

In

U.S. Route 160 Business
.

History

Western terminus

As commissioned in 1930 the western terminus was

U.S. Route 85 at Walsenburg, Colorado.[3]

U.S. Route 450 marker

U.S. Route 450

LocationCrescent Junction, UT–Walsenburg, CO
Existed1926–1939

In 1970 many US highways in the Four Corners region were re-aligned. U.S. 160 was diverted southwesterly from Cortez, Colorado to follow its present route past the Four Corners into Arizona, absorbing the route numbered U.S. Route 164 from 1964-1970.[4]

The portion of former US 160 (and US 450) from Crescent Jct. to

U.S. Route 666 (now U.S. Route 491
).

Eastern terminus

Former eastern terminus of US 160 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

The eastern terminus of US 160 was originally located at an intersection with

Ozark Mountains.[5] Route 160 was later routed further north in the Branson area, replacing a section of Route 148.[6]
In 2007, the terminus was moved to its current location southwest of Poplar Bluff, eliminating a concurrency between US 160 and two other highways (US 67 and US 67 Business) over the last 10 miles (16 km) of US 160.

Missouri

When U.S. Route 160 was formed in Missouri in 1930, it replaced Route 12, which had been created in 1922 as Route 36 from

Alton
(created in 1922 as Route 42, and later absorbed by Route 14).

Major intersections

Arizona
US 89 southwest of Tuba City
US 163 in Kayenta
US 191 south-southeast of Mexican Water. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Mexican Water.
US 64 in Teec Nos Pos
New Mexico
No major intersections
Colorado
US 491 south of Towaoc. The highways travel concurrently to Cortez.
US 550 in Durango. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Durango.
US 84 in Pagosa Springs
US 285 in Monte Vista. The highways travel concurrently to Alamosa.
I-25 / US 85 / US 87 in Walsenburg. The highways travel concurrently to Trinidad.
US 350 east-northeast of El Moro
US 287 / US 385 south of Springfield
Kansas
US 83 north-northwest of Sublette. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Kismet.
US 54 east of Plains. The highways travel concurrently to east of Meade.
US 283 south-southeast of Minneola. The highways travel concurrently to north of Englewood.
US 183 north-northwest of Sitka. The highways travel concurrently to north of Coldwater.
US 281 west-southwest of Medicine Lodge. The highways travel concurrently to Medicine Lodge.
US 81 in Wellington. The highways travel concurrently through Wellington.
I-35 east of Wellington
US 77 in Winfield
US 75 west of Independence. The highways travel concurrently to Independence.
US 169 south-southwest of Cherryvale. The highways travel concurrently for approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km).
US 59 east of Altamont. The highways travel concurrently to Oswego.
US 69 northeast of Columbus. The highways travel concurrently to Frontenac.
US 400 north of Crestline. The highways travel concurrently to south of Pittsburg.
Missouri
I-49 / US 71 in Lamar
I-44 in Springfield
US 60 in Springfield. The highways travel concurrently through Springfield.
US 65 northwest of Walnut Shade
US 63 in West Plains. The highways travel concurrently through West Plains.
Future I-57 / US 67 east-northeast of Fairdealing

[7]

Special routes

There are currently three business routes of US 160.

Mancos

Business plate.svg

U.S. Highway 160 Business marker

U.S. Highway 160 Business

LocationMancos, Colorado

U.S. 160 Business is a business loop that serves Mancos located in southwestern Colorado. It begins west of Mancos and goes straight through downtown. It parallels the Mancos River as it leaves town before it terminates at US 160.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Mancos, Montezuma County.

mi[8]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 160Western terminus
1.5222.449
 SH 184 north		Southern terminus of SH 184
2.4884.004 US 160Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bayfield

Business plate.svg

U.S. Highway 160 Business marker

U.S. Highway 160 Business

LocationBayfield, Colorado

U.S. Route 160 Business is a business loop that serves Bayfield located in southwestern Colorado. The entire route runs along Bayfield parkway which begins at US 160 west of Bayfield. It crosses the Los Pinos River and runs north of downtown until it reaches its eastern terminus at US 160.

Willard

Business plate.svg

U.S. Highway 160 Business marker

U.S. Highway 160 Business

LocationWillard, Missouri

U.S. Route 160 Business is a business loop that serves Willard in southwestern Missouri. It runs along Jackson Street from US 160 northwest of Willard and through downtown before it terminates at US 160 southeast of town. It is also a former alignment of US 160 as it was rerouted on a bypass around Willard.

See also

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Related routes

References

  1. ^ Google (November 28, 2010). "US 160 in NM" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  2. ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved Sept 25, 2007
  3. ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved Sept 25, 2007
  4. ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved Sept 25, 2007
  5. Missouri State Highway Commission
    . Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Division of Highway Planning (1963). Missouri Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Jefferson City: Missouri State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2
    .
  8. ^ "Highway 160D between 0 and 2.488". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

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