Colorado State Highway 92

State Highway 92
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 73.22 mi[1] (117.84 km)
Major junctions
North end: US 50 in Delta, Colorado
South end: US 50 near Sapinero, Colorado
Highway system

Colorado State Highways

← SH 91 SH 93 →

Colorado State Highway 92 is a stretch of highway that runs between the small Colorado communities of Hotchkiss and Sapinero. SH-92 is 73.22 miles (117.84 km) long.[1]

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Route description

From its southern terminus at U.S. Route 50 at the town of Sapinero, the highway crosses the Gunnison River at Blue Mesa Reservoir. Proceeding westward, SH-92 quickly climbs a ridge high above the Gunnison River. This stretch of road lasts for 25 to 30 miles (48 km) before it veers northward toward Hotchkiss.

History

The route was established in the 1920s and was paved by 1975.[2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Delta
 Delta 0 US 50
Read 3.814 SH 65
Hotchkiss 20.725 SH 133
Gunnison
 Sapinero 73.297 US 50
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Segment list for SH 92". http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=092&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2008-10-19. 
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E.. "Colorado Routes 80-99". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r80-99.html#92. Retrieved 04-11-2010.