Colorado State Highway 157
State Highway 157 | ||||
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| Foothills Parkway | ||||
Map of Boulder County in north central Colorado with SH 157 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.530 mi[1] (7.290 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 36 in Boulder | |||
| North end |  SH 119 in Boulder | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Boulder | |||
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State Highway 157 (SH 157) is a 4.530-mile-long (7.3 km) state highway in Boulder, Colorado. SH 157 is also known as Foothills Parkway in Boulder's city street naming system. SH 157's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Boulder, and the northern terminus is at SH 119 in Boulder.
Route description
The road begins in the south at a junction with US 36, the Denver-Boulder Turnpike. It travels northward through the city of Boulder, crossing SH 7 (Arapahoe Avenue) before connecting to its northern terminus at SH 119.
Between fall 2019 and fall 2020, the City of Boulder replaced the outdated and deteriorating bicycle and pedestrian overpass just south of Colorado Ave. with an ADA-compliant underpass.[2][3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Boulder, Boulder County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 36 | South end of route | ||
| 2.036 | 3.277 |  SH 7 (Arapahoe Avenue) | |||
| 4.530 | 7.290 | SH 119 | North end of route | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Segment Descriptions for Highway 157". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Foothills Parkway Bicycle and Pedestrian Underpass". bouldercolorado.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Foothills Parkway underpass now open". Boulder Daily Camera. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 157 at Wikimedia Commons