Colorado State Highway 391
State Highway 391 | ||||
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| Kipling Street | ||||
Map of Jefferson County in north central Colorado with SH 391 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.51 mi[1] (15.30 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 285 in Lakewood | |||
| North end |  I-70 in Wheat Ridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
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State Highway 391 (SH 391) is a 9.51-mile (15.30 km) long north–south state highway in the vicinity of Denver, Colorado.
Route description
The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Lakewood. The northern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) exit 267 in Wheat Ridge. The road is known as Kipling Parkway from US 285 north to West Mississippi Avenue and Kipling Street from Mississippi to I-70.
History
The route was established in 1955, when it began at Colfax Avenue and headed south to Alameda Avenue. The northern terminus was extended to 44th Avenue by 1967 and to I-70 by 1968. SH 391 was extended south to US 285 in 1985.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jefferson County.
| Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 285 / Kipling Street – Fairplay, Englewood | Southern terminus; road continues south as Kipling Street | |
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  SH 8 (Morrison Road) | |||
| 5.1 | 8.2 |  US 6 (Sixth Avenue) | |||
| 6.3 | 10.1 |   US 40 / I-70 BL (Colfax Avenue) | |||
| Wheat Ridge | 9.3 | 15.0 | I-70 | Northern terminus; I-70 exit 267 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Segment list for SH 391". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 367-399". Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ Google (January 2, 2014). "Colorado State Highway 391" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 391 at Wikimedia Commons