U.S. Route 160 in Colorado
Map of Colorado with US 160 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length | 490.0 mi (788.6 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ![]() | |||
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East end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Colorado | |||
Counties | Montezuma, La Plata, Archuleta, Mineral, Rio Grande, Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas, Baca | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a part of the
Route description
US 160 enters Colorado near the
From Wolf Creek Pass, US 160 continues northeast and turns east at
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Spanish_Peaks%2C_Colorado_US_160.jpg/220px-Spanish_Peaks%2C_Colorado_US_160.jpg)
From Walsenburg, US 160 continues south with I-25 to
History
Location | Flagstaff, AZ–Cortez, CO |
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Existed | 1964–1970 |
As commissioned in 1930 the western terminus was Trinidad.[1] In 1939, US 160 absorbed all of former route U.S. Highway 450 which ran from US 50 at Crescent Junction, Utah to US 85 at Walsenburg.[2]
In 1970, many US Highways in the Four Corners region were realigned. US 160 was diverted southwesterly from Cortez to follow its present route past the Four Corners into Arizona, absorbing the route numbered U.S. Highway 164.[3]
In 2021, the portion of the highway between Walsenburg and the highway's junction with Colorado State Highway 12 was designated a National Scenic Byway. The designation, which includes State Highway 12 and the county roads over Cordova Pass, is called the Scenic Highway of Legends.[4]
Junction list
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Montezuma | | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into New Mexico | |||
| 4.9 | 7.9 | ![]() | Southern Terminus of SH-41 | ||||
| 18.2 | 29.3 | ![]() | Western end of US 491 concurrency | ||||
Cortez | 37.9 | 61.0 | ![]() | Eastern end of US 491 concurrency | ||||
40.3 | 64.9 | ![]() | Southern Terminus of SH-145 | |||||
Mancos | 45 | 72 | Mesa Top Ruins Road – Mesa Verde National Park | Interchange | ||||
54.6 | 87.9 | ![]() ![]() US 160 Bus. | ||||||
56.0 | 90.1 | ![]() | ||||||
57.0 | 91.7 | ![]() ![]() US 160 Bus. | ||||||
La Plata | Hesperus | 72.7 | 117.0 | ![]() | ||||
Durango | 83.2 | 133.9 | ![]() | Western end of US 550 concurrency | ||||
85.9 | 138.2 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
| 87.6 | 141.0 | ![]() | Eastern end of US 550 concurrency | ||||
| 90.6 | 145.8 | ![]() | Interchange; access to Mercy Regional Medical Center | ||||
| 90.6 | 145.8 | ![]() ![]() Durango-La Plata County Airport | |||||
US 160 Bus. | ||||||||
102.7 | 165.3 | ![]() ![]() US 160 Bus. | ||||||
Archuleta | | 126.1 | 202.9 | ![]() | ||||
US 84 east – Chama | Western terminus of US 84 | |||||||
Mineral |
No major junctions | |||||||
Rio Grande | South Fork | 184.9 | 297.6 | ![]() | ||||
Del Norte | 200.9 | 323.3 | ![]() | |||||
Monte Vista | 214.5 | 345.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US 285 concurrency | ||||
Alamosa | Alamosa | 231.6 | 372.7 | ![]() | Eastern end of US 285 concurrency; western end of SH 17 concurrency | |||
Rio Grande | 232.6 | 374.3 | Bridge | |||||
Alamosa East | 232.8 | 374.7 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SH 17 concurrency | ||||
Great Sand Dunes National Park | ||||||||
Fort Garland | 257.1 | 413.8 | ![]() | |||||
Huerfano | | 292.9 | 471.4 | ![]() | ||||
I-25 BL south (Main Street south) to I-25 south | Western end of I-25 Bus. concurrency | |||||||
304.3 | 489.7 | Main Street north ( I-25 BL north) | Eastern end of I-25 Bus. concurrency | |||||
305.2 | 491.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-25/US 85/US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 50; western terminus of SH 10 | |||||
See I-25 | ||||||||
US 87 south) / Goddard Avenue | Eastern end of I-25/US 85/US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 15 | |||||||
![]() ![]() | No access eastbound | |||||||
341.2 | 549.1 | ![]() Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway | Serves Mt. San Rafael Hospital; former US 160 west | |||||
| 346.6 | 557.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – La Junta | Access to Perry Stokes Airport | ||||
| 375.8 | 604.8 | ![]() | |||||
| 409.5 | 659.0 | ![]() | |||||
Denver, Lamar | ||||||||
| 465.0 | 748.3 | ![]() | |||||
| 490.0 | 788.6 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Kansas | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved September 25, 2007[self-published source]
- ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved September 25, 2007[self-published source]
- ^ U.S. Highway Ends by Dale Sanderson (Mapguy), Last Retrieved September 25, 2007[self-published source]
- ^ "Two New National Scenic Byways for Colorado". Colorado Department of Transportation. State of Colorado. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 160 in Colorado at Wikimedia Commons