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former Monarch Pass Toll Road 38°30′41″N 106°20′49″W / 38.5113855°N 106.3469695°W / 38.5113855; -106.3469695 ( Original Monarch Timberline Pass
SH 21 northbound in Colorado Springs End of SH 21 at SH 83 in Colorado Springs. SH 21 begins at an intersection with SH 16, also known as Mesa Ridge Parkway in Security-Widefield, as a continuation of SH 16 and heads north. It then turns to the west and then turns back north as it bypasses the Colorado Springs Airport. It then continues north ...
In 1956, the United States, Canada, and Mexico came to an agreement with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the Automobile Manufacturers Association and the National Safety Council that standardized the size for license plates for vehicles (except those for motorcycles) at 6 inches (15 cm) in height by 12 inches (30 cm) in width, with standardized mounting holes. [1]
The bill takes effect in 2023 and charges an additional $29 for an annual pass. It is intended to generate additional revenue for parks and wildlife.
Columbine is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States. [5] The CDP is a part of the Denver metropolitan area. Located primarily in Jefferson County, Columbine lies immediately south of Denver. The population of the Columbine CDP was 25,229 at the 2020 census. [3]
The numbered state highway system covers approximately 3,135 miles of road in Colorado, subtracting the total miles of Interstate and US Highways from 9,100 miles of the state highway system. [1] These are maintained using state funds which are collected by state and federal gas tax and a portion of vehicle registration fees. [2]
Slumgullion Pass (elevation 11,530 ft (3,514 m)) is a mountain pass in southwestern Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City. The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado (9%), [ 2 ] but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season.
The railroad line was built in the early 1880s by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as part of its San Juan Extension from Alamosa to Durango, Colorado.The railroad has a steep (for a railroad) 4% grade approaching from the west, so additional helper locomotives were usually run (and often still are) on trains from Chama, New Mexico to Cumbres Pass.