Colorado State Highway 184

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State Highway 184

Map of Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado with SH 184 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length26.599 mi[1] (42.807 km)
Major junctions
West end US 491 near Lewis
Major intersections SH 145 near Dolores
East end
US 160 Bus. in Mancos
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesMontezuma
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 183 SH 187

State Highway 184 (SH 184) is a 26.599 mi (42.807 km) long state highway in the southwestern corner of Colorado. SH 184's western terminus is at U.S. Route 491 (US 491) near Lewis, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 Business (US 160 Bus.) in Mancos.

Route description

SH 184 begins in the west at its junction with US 491 near Lewis and travels ESE to Mancos. The highway has a one mile (1.6 km) overlap with SH 145 just south of Dolores which is not technically part of SH 184 making the actual driving distance from Lewis to Mancos just over 26.5 miles (42.6 km). It also intersects US 160 near Mancos, near its eastern terminus at US 160 Bus.

History

The route was established in 1939, when it connected US 160 at Arriola to Mancos. Most of the route was deleted by 1954, leaving approximately nine miles near Mancos. The route was extended to Dolores by 1978, when it was entirely paved.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Montezuma County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 491 – Dove Creek, CortezWestern terminus
8.15913.131
SH 145 south – Cortez
Western terminus of SH 145 concurrency
8.90014.323
SH 145 north – Dolores
Eastern terminus of SH 145 concurrency
Mancos26.44442.557 US 160 – Durango, Cortez
26.59942.807
US 160 Bus.
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Segment Descriptions for Highway 184". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-25.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 180-199". Retrieved 2010-04-13.

External links

Media related to Colorado State Highway 184 at Wikimedia Commons