Colorado State Highway 131

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State Highway 131

Map of northwestern Colorado with SH 131 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length68.7 mi[1] (110.6 km)
Major junctions
South endI-70.svg I-70 at Wolcott
North endUS 40.svg US 40 near Steamboat Springs
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesEagle, Routt
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 128 SH 133
Highway 131 as it passes through Toponas, Colorado.

State Highway 131 (SH 131) is a 68.7 mi (110.6 km) long north–south state highway in the U.S. State of Colorado. SH 131's southern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) in Wolcott, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 40 (US 40) 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Steamboat Springs. SH 131 travels through the towns of State Bridge, Bond, McCoy, Toponas, Yampa, and Oak Creek.

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected State Bridge to its current terminus at US 40. The route was then paved from its north end to Yampa by 1946. SH 11 (now moved) was deleted by 1954, giving the section from Wolcott to State Bridge to SH 131. The entire route was paved by 1970. SH 131 was then extended to I-70 in 1972.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Eagle0.000.00 I-70 – Denver, Glenwood SpringsSouthern terminus; I-70 exit 157; interchange
0.32
0.00
0.51
0.00

US 6 east
Southern end of US 6 concurrency; mileposts reset
Wolcott0.050.080
US 6 west
Northern end of US 6 concurrency
RouttToponas32.9052.95
SH 134 east – Kremmling
Western terminus of SH 134
68.72110.59 US 40 – Steamboat Springs, KremmlingNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Segment Descriptions for Highway 131". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-05-14.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 120-139". Retrieved 2010-05-29.

External links

Media related to Colorado State Highway 131 at Wikimedia Commons