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Fruita (/ ˈ f r uː t ə /) is a home rule municipality located in western Mesa County, Colorado, United States. [1] The city population was 13,395 at the 2020 United States census. [3] Fruita is a part of the Grand Junction, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies within the Grand Valley.
Rim Rock Drive is a scenic road in Colorado National Monument.The 23-mile (37 km) drive follows the upper rim of a series of canyons, extending from the vicinity of Fruita, Colorado, in the west to near Grand Junction, Colorado, in the east, connecting points only 8 miles (13 km) miles apart in a straight line.
The following Colorado routes are included in the Colorado portion of the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic Byway: [1] I-70 between Grand Junction and the Utah state line. (I-70 runs concurrently with US 6 and US 50 in this area) US 40 between Dinosaur and the Utah state line; SH 64 between Dinosaur and Rangely; SH 139 between Fruita and Rangely
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 340 (SH 340) is a 13.341 mi (21.470 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado.The highway's western end is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 50 in Fruita, and the eastern end is at the junction of US 50 and I-70 Business (I-70 Bus.) in Grand Junction.
Mesa County comprises the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2020 it ranked as the 271st most populous metropolitan area in the United States . [ 2 ] It is the only metropolitan area in Colorado not located on the Front Range .
State Highway 139 (SH 139) is a 72.065-mile-long (115.977 km) state highway in western Colorado, United States. SH 139's southern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) in Loma , and the northern terminus is at SH 64 in Rangely .
The Fruita Museum, at 432 E. Aspen in Fruita, Colorado, is a Rustic-style building which was built in 1938-39 as a Works Progress Administration project to serve as a museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] In 2018, the building serves as home of the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce and as a visitor center.