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The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge .
The river's first diversion is here at its headwater. The Grand Ditch redirects water from the Never Summer Mountains, which would have flowed into the Colorado River, to instead flow across the divide through La Poudre Pass to irrigate farmland to the east. Near the source of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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. [2] SH 141 between Naturita and Whitewater is part of the Colorado designated Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway. [3]
Colorado River Trailhead Eastbound road closure gate (closed winters) Larimer: 49.4: 79.5: Many Parks Curve Westbound road closure gate (closed winters) 53.758: 86.515: US 36 east – Moraine Park, Bear Lake, Estes Park: 55.546: 89.393: Old Fall River Road – Endovalley: 57.686: 92.837: Fall River Entrance Station Rocky Mountain National Park ...
SH 9 crosses the Colorado River just before its termination at a junction with US 40 in Kremmling. [2] In 2016, the state completed a wildlife crossing project to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions between Green Mountain Reservoir and Kremmling, including 2 wildlife overpasses and 5 underpasses; the state also widened the road and shoulders. [3 ...
The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.
The following Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway is both an All-American Road and a National Forest Scenic Byway: San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway [4] [5] [6] 236 miles (380 km) The following three Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways are both National Scenic Byways and National Forest Scenic Byways:
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