Colorado State Highway 263
State Highway 263 | ||||
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Map of Weld County in northern Colorado with former SH 263 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.733 mi[1] (4.398 km) | |||
| Existed | 1939–2021 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 85 Bus. in Greeley | |||
| East end | Fern Road in Greeley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Weld | |||
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State Highway 263 (SH 263) was a 2.73-mile-long (4.39 km), two-lane state highway located within the city limits of Greeley, Colorado. The average daily traffic of the route, which was recorded in 2008, was about 5700 cars entering at the junction with U.S. Highway 85, and 4700 cars exiting at the intersection with Fern Avenue. It was classified as a Major Urban Collector highway by the Colorado Department of Transportation, and does not have any truck limitations.
Route description
The route began at the junction with U.S. Route 85 Business (US 85 Bus.) east of downtown Greeley. Within the city limits, it was known as 8th Street. As it began to exit metropolitan Greeley, the road passed over the Cache La Poudre River. From there, the highway headed east on 8th Street out of town. After that, it continued on for a while, past a junction with former SH 37 until it reached Fern Avenue, where it abruptly turned into a county road, near the beginning of Greeley-Weld Airport and the Sand Creek.
History
The highway was constructed and opened in 1939. At that time, it extended from U.S. Highway 85 (then known as 11th Avenue in Greeley) east out of town and ended at State Highway 37 north of Kersey. At some point, the location of U.S. Highway 85 was moved to 8th Avenue, so the highway then had its west end there, for a total length of 6.74 miles from U.S. Highway 85 to State Highway 37. The highway was paved by 1946. Even after the construction of the U.S. Highway 85 Bypass half a mile to the east, turning the former US 85 into US 85 Business, the highway continued to have its west end at U.S. Highway 85. In March 2007, two sections of the highway were turned back (removed) as part of the North Front Range Route Swap.[2] The first was near U.S. Highway 85, and the second from Fern Avenue to State Highway 37. The rest of the highway was decommissioned in 2021 and was turned over to the city of Greeley.[citation needed]
Major intersections
The entire route was in Greeley, Weld County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 85 Bus. (8th Avenue) | Western terminus | ||
| 0.635 | 1.022 | US 85 – Eaton, Denver | |||
| 2.733 | 4.398 |  Fern Road | Continuation east; access to Greeley-Weld County Airport | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "List of colorado State highways between 234 and 266". Retrieved 2010-04-03.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 263 at Wikimedia Commons