Colorado State Highway 115
State Highway 115 | ||||
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Map of central Colorado with SH 115 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 47.496 mi[1] (76.437 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 50 in Cañon City | |||
| North end |   I-25 / US 24 / US 85 / US 87 in Colorado Springs | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Fremont, El Paso | |||
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State Highway 115 (SH 115) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. SH 115's western terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Cañon City, and the northern terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25), US 24 and US 87 in Colorado Springs.
Route description
Major construction has been done on the mountainous portion of the highway due to a high number of accidents because of lane narrowing. Highway 115 passes through several small towns along the eastern mountains including Florence and Penrose. It is the only highway that directly connects Colorado Springs to Cañon City. The Highway Starts in Downtown Cañon City at US 50. It then crosses the Arkansas River and leaves the city. In Florence, SH 115 Overlaps SH 67 from Pikes Peak Avenue to Robinson Avenue. As it leaves Florence, SH-115 encounters the western end of SH 120 and once again, crosses the Arkansas River. In Penrose, the route, once again, intersects US-50. SH 115 then becomes an expressway, with interchanges at O'Connell Boulevard, South Academy Boulevard, and Lake Avenue as it enters Colorado Springs. It ends at I-25 in Colorado Springs.
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected US 50 near Florence to Colorado Springs. By 1950, the west terminus was fixed to SH 120. The US 50 interchange was built by 1977, when the entire route was paved. A small change in the routing near its east end occurred in 2007.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Fremont | Cañon City | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9th Street | Continuation beyond western terminus | |
 US 50 / Gold Belt Tour – Salida, Pueblo | Western terminus | |||||
| Florence | 8.694 | 13.992 |   SH 67 north / Gold Belt Tour (Pikes Peak Avenue) | Western end of SH 67 concurrency | ||
| 8.985 | 14.460 |  SH 67 south (Robinson Avenue) – Wetmore, Westcliffe | Eastern end of SH 67 concurrency | |||
| 11.046 | 17.777 |   SH 120 east | Western terminus of SH 120 | |||
| | 13.96 | 22.47 | US 50 – Cañon City, Pueblo | Diamond interchange | ||
| El Paso | Colorado Springs | 42.671 | 68.672 | 43 | O'Connell Boulevard / Norad Road – Fort Carson Gate 2, Cheyenne Mountain SFS | Cloverleaf interchange; signed as exits 43A (Fort Carson Gate 2) and 43B (Cheyenne Mountain SFS) |
| 43.816 | 70.515 | 44 |  Academy Boulevard | Diamond interchange | ||
| 46.488 | 74.815 | 46 | US 85 / US 87 (Lake Avenue) | Interchange; south end of unsigned concurrency with US 85 and US 87 | ||
| 47.496 | 76.437 | I-25 / US 24 / US 85 / US 87 – Pueblo, Denver | Northern terminus; north end of unsigned US 85 concurrency; I-25 exit 140 | |||
| Nevada Avenue | Continuation past northern terminus | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Colorado Department of Transportation. "Highway Data Explorer". Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 100-119". Retrieved April 12, 2010.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 115 at Wikimedia Commons