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Today the highway's northern terminus is in Denver, at exit 201 on Interstate 25. US 285 is a secondary route of US 85, which it crosses in metro Denver, and technically crosses again in Santa Fe, New Mexico (today its parent route is largely concurrent with Interstate 25 through New Mexico, and as a result US 85 is no longer signed in New Mexico).
US 85 (Santa Fe Drive) Interchange; split into separate north and south exits southbound: Englewood: 260.167: 418.698: Broadway: Interchange; former SH 75: 261.716: 421.191: SH 177 south (University Boulevard) Northern Terminus of SH 177: Arapahoe–Denver county line: Englewood–Denver line: 262.688: 422.755: SH 2 north (Colorado Boulevard ...
In 1958, when the Valley Highway (now I-25) opened in Denver, US 85 no longer followed Broadway. It followed Santa Fe Drive north to Alameda, then transitioned onto I-25 until 46th Avenue, where it turned east toward Vasquez. When I-70 was connected to I-25 in 1964, [4] it became US 85 between I-25 and Vasquez. [3]
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From there it heads west and north as a two lane rural highway. It becomes an expressway near Chatfield Reservoir and the southern Denver suburbs of Littleton and Englewood, where it is commonly known as Santa Fe Drive. It continues north through Denver for a few miles before once again joining with I-25 at mile marker 207. There it becomes a ...
Northbound I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver. Following the Santa Fe Trail from New Mexico, I-25 enters Colorado while concurrent with US 85 and US 87.It is a typical four-lane Interstate Highway, and its entire route in Colorado lies close to the east side of the Rocky Mountains.
This byway explores the Front Range foothills west of Denver; also a National Scenic Byway. [p] [44] [45] [46] ... Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway: 188 miles ...