U.S. Route 24 in Colorado
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length | 327.179 mi[1] (526.544 km) | |||
Existed | 1936[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-70 / US 6 in Minturn | |||
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East end | I-70 / US-24 near Burlington | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Colorado | |||
Counties | Eagle, Lake, Chaffee, Park, Teller, El Paso, Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Minturn, Colorado, to Clarkston, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Colorado US 24 extends from Interstate 70 (I-70) and US 6 in Minturn east to the Kansas state line where it continues as US 24 concurrent with I-70.
Route description
US 24 traverses the Rocky Mountains, starting near Minturn. It then continues southeast for about 30 miles to Leadville, where it turns south and goes to Buena Vista where it becomes concurrent with US 285. It continues with Highway 285 to the small community of Antero Junction. After that, it spends its time as a mountainous two-lane highway until it gets to the town of Divide, where it meets SH 67 and becomes a 4 lane highway. These highways overlap to Woodland Park. From there it passes through Crystola, Green Mountain Falls, and Cascade. Through Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, where the road is known as Midland Expressway. Just east of Interstate 25, it is known as the Martin Luther King Jr Bypass. From Colorado Springs it continues northeast through several towns such as Falcon, Peyton, the city of Calhan, Ramah, Simla, and Matheson. When US 24 reaches Limon, it junctions with I-70/US 40/US 287/SH 71. It continues east (parallel to I-70) to Burlington where it joins I-70 to the Kansas state line.
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Eagle | Minturn | 143.400 | 230.780 | I-70 / US 6 – Denver, Grand Junction | Western terminus of US 24; I-70 exit 171 | |
Lake | Leadville | 174.649 | 281.070 | SH 91 north | ||
| 180.097 | 289.838 | SH 300 west – Leadville National Fish Hatchery | |||
| 191.186 | 307.684 | SH 82 west – Aspen | |||
Chaffee | Johnson Village | 212.900 | 342.629 | US 285 south – Poncha Springs | Southern end of US 285 overlap | |
Park | | 223.671– 226.550 | 359.964– 364.597 | US 285 north – Fairplay | Northern end of US 285 overlap | |
Hartsel | 238.236 | 383.404 | SH 9 north – Fairplay | Western end of SH 9 overlap | ||
239.320 | 385.148 | SH 9 south – Cañon City | Eastern end of SH 9 overlap | |||
Teller | Divide | 278.110 | 447.575 | SH 67 south – Cripple Creek, Victor | Western end of SH 67 overlap; Ute Pass summit | |
Woodland Park | 284.822 | 458.377 | SH 67 north – Deckers | Eastern end of SH 67 overlap | ||
| 293.826 | 472.867 | Pikes Peak Highway | |||
El Paso | Manitou Springs | 296.970 | 477.927 | 297 | US 24 Bus. east (Manitou Avenue) – Manitou Springs | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
299.063 | 481.295 | 299 | US 24 Bus. west (Manitou Avenue) | Interchange | ||
Colorado Springs | 303.840 | 488.983 | 141 | I-25 north – Denver | Western end of I-25 overlap; exit numbers follow I-25 | |
305.205 | 491.180 | 140 | SH 115 south (Nevada Avenue) / Tejon Street | Northern terminus of SH-115 | ||
306.467 | 493.211 | 304A | I-25 south – Pueblo | Eastern end of I-25 overlap; western end of US 24 freeway; I-25 exit 139 | ||
307.336 | 494.609 | 304B | Union Boulevard | |||
307.967 | 495.625 | 305 | Circle Drive / Fountain Boulevard | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former SH 29; east end of freeway | ||
309.247 | 497.685 | Academy Boulevard | Former SH 83 | |||
310.857 | 500.276 | SH 21 south (Powers Boulevard) – Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | Western end of SH 21 overlap | |||
312.137 | 502.336 | Airport Road east – Peterson Space Force Base | ||||
312.512 | 502.939 | — | Stewart Avenue | Interchange; eastbound entrance only | ||
313.505 | 504.537 | SH 21 north (Powers Boulevard) / Platte Avenue west – Downtown Colorado Springs | Eastern end of SH 21/Powers Blvd overlap; SH 21 Exit 141 | |||
314.373 | 505.934 | — | To SH 94 east / Peterson Bouelevard / Space Village Avenue – Peterson Space Force Base | Interchange | ||
| 315.057 | 507.035 | SH 94 east – Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs East Airport, Punkin Center | |||
| 328.467 | 528.616 | To SH 86 / Elbert Road – Elbert, Kiowa | |||
Elbert | No major intersections | |||||
Lincoln | Limon | 379.341 | 610.490 | US 40 west / US 287 north to I-70 west – Denver | Western end of US 40/US 287 overlap | |
380.295 | 612.025 | SH 71 south – Punkin Center | Western end of SH 71 overlap | |||
381.422 | 613.839 | SH 71 north – Last Chance | Eastern end of SH 71 overlap | |||
381.820 | 614.480 | I-70 – Denver, Burlington | I-70 exit 361 | |||
| 383.058 | 616.472 | 363 | I-70 west / US 40 east / US 287 south – Denver, Kit Carson | Eastern end of US 40/US 287 overlap; western end of I-70 overlap | |
| 391.515 | 630.082 | 371 | Genoa, Hugo | ||
396.553 | 638.190 | 376 | Bovina | |||
Arriba | 403.529 | 649.417 | 383 | Arriba | ||
Kit Carson | | 414.597 | 667.229 | 395 | Flagler | |
Seibert | 425.395 | 684.607 | 405 | I-70 east / SH 59 south – Burlington, Kit Carson | Eastern end of overlap of I-70; southern end of SH 59 overlap | |
425.846 | 685.333 | SH 59 north – Yuma | Northern end of SH 59 overlap | |||
Stratton | 440.339 | 708.657 | SH 57 south | |||
Burlington | 457.967 | 737.026 | US 385 south (Lincoln Street) – Cheyenne Wells | Western end of US 385 overlap | ||
458.936 | 738.586 | US 385 north – Wray | Eastern end of US 385 overlap | |||
459.215 | 739.035 | 438 | I-70 west – Limon | Western end of I-70 overlap | ||
| 470.579 | 757.323 | I-70 east / US-24 east – Goodland, Salina | Continuation into Kansas | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 20-39". Retrieved 2010-12-31.
External links
Media related to U.S. Route 24 in Colorado at Wikimedia Commons