Colorado State Highway 69

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State Highway 69

Map of south central Colorado with SH 69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length82.664 mi[1] (133.035 km)
Major junctions
North end US 50 in Texas Creek
South end I-25 BL near Walsenburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesHuerfano, Custer, Fremont
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 67 SH 71

State Highway 69 (SH 69) is an 82.664-mile-long (133.035 km) state highway in the US state of Colorado. SH 69's northern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Texas Creek, and the southern terminus is at Interstate 25 Business (I-25 Bus.) north of Walsenburg.

Route description

SH 69 with Calumet in the background
SH 69 with Gardner Butte in the background

SH 69 starts at a junction with I-25 Bus. just north of Walsenburg. The highway heads northwest over Long Saddle Pass and Promontory Divide Pass to Westcliffe and ends at the Texas Creek junction with US 50 between Cañon City and Salida.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HuerfanoFarista0.0000.000 I-25 BL – Walsenburg, PuebloSouthern terminus
CusterWestcliffe58.70594.477
SH 96 east – Pueblo
Western end of SH 96
FremontTexas Creek82.664133.035 US 50 – Cañon City, Cotopaxi, SalidaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Segment list for SH 69". Retrieved 2011-01-21.[permanent dead link]

External links

Media related to Colorado State Highway 69 at Wikimedia Commons