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Route description. US 285 southbound past its northern terminus at I-25/US 87 and SH 30 in Denver. Heading north from the Colorado border, US 285 passes through the main part of the San Luis Valley, eventually reaching Alamosa. As the highway heads north, it begins to ascend to the northern end of the valley and eventually climbs over Poncha ...
State Highway 93 Map of north central Colorado with SH 93 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by CDOT Length 18.849 mi (30.335 km) Major junctions South end US 6 / SH 58 in Golden North end SH 119 in Boulder Location Country United States State Colorado Counties Jefferson, Boulder Highway system Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← SH 92 → SH 94 State ...
The longest state highway is State Highway 14 with a span of nearly 237 miles (381 km) between Muddy Pass and Sterling. State Highway 110 is the shortest route maintained by CDOT with a span of 0.186 miles (0.299 km). The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is the agency responsible for maintaining the Colorado State Highway System ...
State. Scenic. ← US 450. → E-470. State Highway 470 (C-470, SH 470) is a freeway located in the southwestern portion of the Denver Metro Area. It is also the southwestern portion of the Denver Metro area's beltway. SH 470 begins at US 6 in Golden and heads south interchanging Interstate 70 and then US 285 outside Morrison.
Water in Colorado is of significant importance, as the American state of Colorado is the 7th-driest state in America. [1] As result, water rights generate conflict (for example, see Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States), with many water lawyers in the state. Dillon Reservoir in Summit County, part of the Denver Water Board
Denver Water. Denver Water is a water utility that operates as a public agency serving the City and County of Denver, Colorado, and a portion of its surrounding suburbs. Established in 1918, the utility is funded by water rates and new tap fees. [2] It is Colorado's oldest and largest water utility.
13.1 miles (21.1 km) long. Tunnel clearance. 9.75 feet (2.97 m) diameter. The Alva B. Adams Tunnel is the principal component of the largest transmountain water project in Colorado, the Colorado-Big Thompson Project (C-BT). The tunnel transfers water from the western slope of the Colorado River drainage to the eastern Front Range of Colorado.
The Western Slope region is sparsely populated, containing 38% of Colorado's area but only 10.7% of its population. The region had a population of 563,138 in July 2013, an increase of 0.6% on the previous year, and had a low growth rate over the previous three years compared to the rest of the state. [6]