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In 1975 Colorado Governor Dick Lamm vowed to "drive a silver spike" through the plans for the road. [16] In 1989 voters turned down an expansion of the freeway by a four-to-one margin. In the late 1990s a citizens group called Citizens Involved in the Northwest Quadrant (CINQ) was formed to oppose the completion of the freeway.
These byways follow existing roads or highways and are signed with a Colorado blue columbine (the Colorado state flower) logo denoting the route. The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Program was established in March 1989, and is one of the oldest state scenic byway programs.
U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, north to the Canadian border in Fortuna, North Dakota.In the state of Colorado, US 85 begins at the New Mexico state line south of Starkville and ends at the Wyoming state line south of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Nicknamed the Valley Highway through Denver, the Monument Valley Highway in Colorado Springs, and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway in Pueblo. It is also part of the unofficial Pan-American Highway [6] I-70: 449.589 [12] 723.543 I-70 at the Utah state line: I-70 at the Kansas state line 1956 [1] current Longest interstate in Colorado.
The numbered highways within the state begin at 1 and increase, with exception of numbers already designated as United States Numbered Highways or Interstate Highways. In 1953, many highways were decommissioned or lost mileage. Before the 1968 Colorado state highway renumbering, highways were cosigned with U.S. Highways and Interstate Highways ...
1955 map showing planned Interstate Highways around Denver. The Colorado Department of Highways originally planned to use a single number, I-25E, for the entirety of Denver's eastern loop. [21] The designation was changed to I-225 following correspondence with the American Association of State Highway Officials and split, with the northern leg ...
State Highway 60 (SH 60) is a state highway in Colorado that connects Campion, Johnstown and Milliken. SH 60's western terminus is at U.S. Route 287 (US 287) in Campion, and the eastern terminus is at US 85 in Houston.
[3]: 2–2 The Powers corridor was included in the National Highway System, [7]: 1 and studies were prepared to extend the road to I-25 north and south of Colorado Springs. [ 3 ] : 2–3 In June 1999, the City of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, and CDOT completed an agreement for a phased transfer of ownership for Powers Boulevard.