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US 285 in Buena Vista; I-25 / US 85 / US 87 in Colorado Springs; I-70 / US 40 / US 287 in Limon; US 385 in Burlington; I-70 from Burlington to the Kansas state line; East end: I-70 / US-24 near Burlington: Location; Country: United States: State: Colorado: Counties: Eagle, Lake, Chaffee, Park, Teller, El Paso, Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson ...
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.
The Buena Vista, Colorado, post office opened on September 18, 1879. [9] By 1880, the county seat had moved from Granite to Buena Vista, but by 1928 Salida had a larger population so the county seat was moved once again. By 1894, Buena Vista had electricity, telephone service, street lights, parks, cemeteries, and schools. [8]
The short segment between US 50 at Salida and US 24 at Buena Vista closely parallels the original U.S. Route 650, [4] which was designated in 1926, but eliminated in 1936 when US 285 was commissioned along its present extent from Sanderson to Denver, mostly replacing state-numbered highways.
Mount Elbert, the highest peak in Colorado, rises directly west of the CDP to its 14,433-foot (4,399 m) summit, just 6 miles (10 km) west of the center of the CDP. The Twin Lakes CDP has an area of 1,063 acres (4.302 km 2 ), including 11 acres (0.044 km 2 ) of water, [ 2 ] (much less than the surface area of the Twin Lakes themselves).
It runs concurrently with 287 and 385 for short distances and with 400 from Granada, Colorado, to Dodge City, Kansas, a distance of 136 miles (219 km). U.S. route 50 in Colorado ends at the Kansas state line, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Holly, Colorado, 467.6 miles (752.5 km) from the Utah border. Holly has the lowest elevation of any town ...
State Highway 82 (SH 82) is an 85.3-mile-long (137.3 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado.Its western half provides the principal transportation artery of the Roaring Fork Valley on the Colorado Western Slope, beginning at Interstate 70 (I-70) and U.S. Highway 6 (US 6) in Glenwood Springs southeast past Carbondale, Basalt and Aspen.
Grand Lake Entrance Station Rocky Mountain National Park entrance fee required: 25.7: 41.4: 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 ...