Colorado State Highway 71
State Highway 71 | ||||
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Map of eastern Colorado with SH 71 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length: | 224.65 mi[1] (361.54 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 350 near La Junta | |||
US 50 near Rocky Ford I-70 in Limon US 24 / US 40 / US 287 in Limon US 36 at Last Chance I-76 near Brush | ||||
North end: | N-71 south of Kimball | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Otero, Crowley, Lincoln, Washington, Morgan, Weld | |||
Highway system | ||||
Colorado State Highways
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State Highway 71 is a 224-mile-long (360 km) state highway passing several other highways in northern and central Colorado. The route runs south from the Nebraska border to La Junta.
Route description
SH 71 begins at its southern terminus with U.S. Highway 350 in La Junta, Colorado. It proceeds north into Crowley County and the city of Ordway, where it is signed as Phantom Avenue. The highway continues northward to a junction with Interstate 70 adjacent to U.S. Highway 24.
In La Junta, the highway continues north for several miles to Ordway, then it takes a northeast turn to Limon. It then goes back north and skirts the town of Brush. It then heads through rural country to Nebraska
In Stoneham, the state portion of the road overlaps County Road 142 and heads to the north. The route takes a northeast turn and continues in to Nebraska as Nebraska Highway 71.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Otero | | US 350 – Trinidad, La Junta, Timpas | |||
| SH 10 west – Walsenburg | south end of SH 10 overlap | |||
| SH 10 east – La Junta | north end of SH 10 overlap | |||
Rocky Ford | US 50 east / SH 266 east – Cheraw, La Junta | south end of US 50 overlap | |||
SH 202 west | |||||
| US 50 west – Pueblo | north end of US 50 overlap | |||
Crowley | Ordway | SH 96 west – Pueblo | south end of SH 96 overlap | ||
SH 96 east – Eads, Ordway Business District | north end of SH 96 overlap | ||||
Lincoln | Punkin Center | SH 94 – Colorado Springs, Kit Carson | |||
Limon | US 24 west / US 40 west / US 287 north to I-70 – Denver | south end of US 24 / US 40 / US 287 overlap | |||
US 24 east / US 40 east / US 287 south to I-70 – Burlington | north end of US 24 / US 40 / US 287 overlap | ||||
Washington | Last Chance | US 36 – Denver, Anton | |||
Morgan | | US 34 east to I-76 | south end of US 34 overlap | ||
Brush | US 34 west | north end of US 34 overlap | |||
I-76 (US 6) – Denver | I-76 exit 90 | ||||
Weld | | SH 14 east – Sterling | south end of SH 14 overlap | ||
| SH 14 west – Ault, Fort Collins | north end of SH 14 overlap | |||
| N-71 north – Kimball | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ "Segment list for SH 71". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
External links
- Colorado Routes 60-79 The Highways of Colorado