Colorado State Highway 15
State Highway 15 | ||||
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SH 15 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.834 mi[1] (36.748 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |   US 160 / US 285 in Monte Vista | |||
| East end |  US 285 / SH 17 near La Jara | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Rio Grande, Conejos | |||
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State Highway 15 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a north–south, then east–west, state highway in the San Luis Valley region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of Monte Vista and La Jara. There is a gap in the route.
Route description
SH 15 begins at a concurrency between US 285 and US 160. After heading south for about 12 miles (19 km), at the Rio Grande-Conejos county line, there exists an 8-mile (13 km) gap[1] filled in by Conejos County Route 6.[2] After the gap, SH 15 reappears in Centro and heads east to pass through Capulin, cross over the La Jara Creek, and end at US 285, north of La Jara.
History
The route was established in the 1920s as a much longer route, but it was gradually cut down to its current length. The route was paved in 1957.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Rio Grande | Monte Vista | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 160 (1st Street) / US 285 | Northern terminus; highway continues as US 285 north (Broadway north) | ||
| | 10.41 | 16.75 |   SH 370 east | ||||
| Rio Grande–Conejos county line | | 12.37 | 19.91 |  CR 12S | End state maintenance | ||
| Road 6 continues south | |||||||
| Conejos | Centro | 20.39 | 32.81 |  FH 255 | Begin state maintenance | ||
| | 26.56 | 42.74 |  SH 371 – Carmel Dist. | ||||
| | 30.915 | 49.753 | US 285 (SH 17) – Alamosa, La Jara, Antonito | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Segment list for SH 15". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved April 1, 2010.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 15 at Wikimedia Commons