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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 ...
The U.S. Highways in Colorado are the segments of the national United States Numbered Highway System that are owned and maintained by the state of Colorado. The longest of these highways is U.S. Highway 160 (US 160), which spans 497.223 miles (800.203 km) [1] across southern Colorado. The standards and numbering for the system are handled by ...
The longest highway in the state is Interstate 70 which has a span of 449.51 miles (723.42 km) that runs west to east across the state, serving Grand Junction, Denver, Aurora, and Limon. Interstate 270, I-70's only auxiliary route in Colorado, is the shortest interstate highway in the state, spanning about 7 miles (11 km).
5-1-1. 5-1-1 is a transportation and traffic information telephone hotline in some regions of the United States and Canada. Travelers can dial 511, a three-digit telephone number, on landlines and most mobile phones. The number has also extended to be the default name of many state and provincial transportation department road conditions Web ...
U.S. Highway 385 (US 385), also known as the High Plains Highway north of Cheyenne Wells, is the easternmost significant north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado, and many of the state's major east–west routes intersect with US 385 before crossing into neighboring Kansas and Nebraska. It enters the state from Oklahoma while ...
State Highway 172. State Highway 172 ( SH 172) is a 24.5 mi (39.4 km) long state highway in southwestern Colorado. SH 172's southern terminus is at New Mexico State Road 511 (NM 511) at the New Mexico state line, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) southeast of Durango .
The Colorado Department of Transportation has its roots in 1909, when the first highway bill was passed by forming a three-member Highway Commission to approve work and allocate funds. The Commission first took their post on January 1, 1910. In 1917 the State Highway Fund was created and the State Highway Department was formed.
Colorado State Highway 12. State Highway 12 (SH 12), also known as the Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway, in the U.S. state of Colorado is a mountainous state highway through the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado. The route travels from La Veta through the mountains to Trinidad. It is included in the Colorado Scenic and Historic ...