Colorado State Highway 257
State Highway 257 | ||||
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Map SH 257 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 18.478 mi[1] (29.737 km) | |||
| Existed | 1939–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH 60 in Milliken | |||
| North end |  SH 14 in Severance | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Weld | |||
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State Highway 257 (SH 257) is an 18.478-mile (29.737 km) state highway in the Front Range in Weld County, Colorado, United States, that connects Colorado State Highway 60 (SH 60) in Milliken with Colorado State Highway 14 (SH 14) on the northestern corner of Severance.
Route description
SH 257 begins at a junction with SH 60 and County Road 21 in northwest of central Milliken, a town in central Weld County. It then heads northward, crosses the Big Thompson River, a tributary of the South Platte River then enters Greeley.
At Greeley, SH 257 has two interchanges: one with U.S. Route 34 (US 34)[2] and one with U.S. Route 34 Business (US 34 Bus.). Because the junction with US 34 Bus. is so close to its terminus, the two interchanges are just 0.3 miles (0.48 km) apart.[3] Both are diamond interchanges, but only the US 34 intersection has complete access.[3]
SH 257 then heads northward, and begins to curve northwest[4] over the Cache la Poudre River and into Windsor. It abruptly turns west and begins a concurrency with intersects Colorado State Highway 392 (SH 392) along Main Street. About one mile (1.6 km) later, SH 257 turns back northward at 7th Street and ends its concurrency with SH 392. SH then heads north to SH 14, where it terminates on the town limits of northwestern Severance.
History
The route was established in 1939 with several differences. The route went north to Windsor from Milliken, then turning west to Colorado State Highway 185 (SH 185). SH 185 was then deleted and replaced with Interstate 25 (I‑25), and SH 257 was readjusted so that it went north to SH 14. The route was paved by 1954. A spur south of Windsor was eliminated a year later. The interchanges at US 24 and US 34 Bus. were built in 1998.[5]
In November 2009, a new traffic signal was installed at the intersection with Garden Drive in Windsor. The construction cost about $350,000.[6]
Future
Because of congestion around the US 34 and US 34 Bus. interchanges, a bus rapid transit system has been planned to be built in Greeley.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Weld County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Milliken | 0.000 | 0.000 |   CR 21 south (North Quentine Avene) – CR 42 | Contunation south from southern terminus | |
 SH 60 east – Greeley, US 85 SH 60 west – Johnstown, I-25 | Southern terminus | ||||
| Greeley | 5.124 | 8.246 |  US 34 east – Greeley, Fort Morgan US 34 west – I-25, Loveland | Diamond interchange | |
| 5.423 | 8.727 |  US 34 Bus. east (West 10th Street) – Greeley | Access to US 34 Bus. eastbound only | ||
| Windsor | 10.595 | 17.051 |  SH 392 east (Main Street) – Lucerne | Southern end of SH 392 concurrency | |
| 11.580 | 18.636 | SH 392 west (Main Street) – I-25, US 287 | Northern end of SH 392 concurrency | ||
| Severance | 18.487 | 29.752 | SH 14 east – Ault, Sterling SH 14 west – I-25, Fort Collins | Northern terminus | |
  CR 17 north | Contunation north from northern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "Segment list for SH 257". Retrieved 2010-04-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "Interchange Information for Highway 257". Retrieved 2010-04-05.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Colorado Department of Transportation. "US 34 and SH 257 BRT Station DEIS Evaluation" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ The United States (Map). National Geographic. October 2006.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. (2010-01-30). "Colorado Routes 234-266". Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- ^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "State Highway 257 at Garden Drive in Windsor - CDOT". Retrieved 2010-04-05.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 257 at Wikimedia Commons