Colorado State Highway 141

State Highway 141
Map of western Colorado with SH 141 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	162.297 mi (261.192 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 491 near Dove Creek
Major intersections	SH 145 near Naturita SH 90 near Naturita US 50 near Whitewater
North end	I-70 BL at Clifton
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Dolores, San Miguel, Montrose, Mesa
Highway system
Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SH 140 → SH 142

State Highway 141 (SH 141) is a 162.297 mi (261.192 km) long state highway in far western Colorado, United States. Though nominally oriented north–south, SH 141 winds around a considerable amount due to the rugged terrain and ultimately forms a giant S shape. SH 141's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 491 (US 491) near Dove Creek, and the northern terminus is at Interstate 70 Business (I-70 Bus.) in Grand Junction. SH 141 is the longest three-digit state highway in Colorado.

Route description

Beginning west of Dove Creek, the highway runs north, then swings east to drop into a canyon and cross the Dolores River at Slick Rock. SH 141 follows the Dolores for a short while, then continues east through Gypsum Gap, then north through Broad Canyon. At a junction with SH 145 the highway turns west through Naturita, then northwest following the San Miguel River to the Dolores River. It continues a winding path northwest along the Dolores to Gateway. There it turns northeast, running through the Unaweep Canyon to the Gunnison River valley where it joins US 50 at Whitewater. The highway heads northwest alongside the Gunnison River, splitting off from US 50 as it nears Grand Junction. It heads north across the Colorado River and ends at a junction with I-70 Bus. east of Grand Junction.

SH 141 between Naturita and Whitewater is part of the Colorado designated Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway.

View north at the Hanging Flume overlook on SH 141

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Dolores	​	0.000	0.000	US 491 – Dove Creek, Monticello	Southern terminus
San Miguel	No major intersections
Montrose	​	56.705	91.258	SH 145 south – Norwood	Northern terminus of SH 145
	Naturita	60.452	97.288	SH 97 north – Nucla	Southern terminus of SH 97
	​	62.436	100.481	SH 90 west – Paradox, Moab	Eastern terminus of western segment of SH 90
Mesa	Whitewater	154.109	248.014	US 50 east – Delta	South end of US 50 overlap
	​	156.746	252.258	US 50 west – Grand Junction	North end of US 50 overlap
	Clifton	162.297	261.192	I-70 BL / US 6 – Grand Junction, Palisade	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

Media related to Colorado State Highway 141 at Wikimedia Commons