Colorado State Highway 52
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length: | 111.01 mi[1] (178.65 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 SH 119 near Niwot | |||
 US 287 in rural Boulder County I‑25 near Dacono US 85 in Fort Lupton  I‑76 / US 6 in Hudson SH 79 in Prospect Valley US 34 in Wiggins | ||||
| East end: |
 SH 14 in Raymer | |||
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| Counties: | Boulder, Weld, Morgan | |||
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Colorado State Highways
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Snowcapped peaks of the Continental divide as seen from SH 52
State Highway 52 (SH 52) is a 111 mi (178.6 km)a[›] long state highway in northeastern Colorado.
Route description
SH 52 begins near Niwot, running east from its western terminus past US 287 to a diamond interchange with I-25, near the towns of Dacono, Frederick, and Firestone. The highway continues east through interchanges with US 85 in Fort Lupton and I-76 in Hudson. Farther east, the route bends north about 12 miles (19 km) south of Wiggins where it begins its concurrency with I-76, US 6, and US 34 eastward to Fort Morgan where it again turns north and traverses to Raymer, where it ends at SH 14.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Boulder | 0 | 0 | SH 119 – Longmont, Boulder | Western terminus | |
| 4.5 | 7.2 | US 287 – Fort Collins, Denver | |||
| Weld | 11 | 18 |  I‑25 / US 87 – Fort Collins, Denver | Interchange | |
| Fort Lupton | 20 | 32 | US 85 – Greeley, Brighton | Interchange | |
| Hudson | 29 | 47 | I‑76 / US 6 – Denver, Fort Morgan | Interchange | |
| 41.5 | 66.8 | SH 79 south – Bennett | |||
| Morgan | 72.5 | 116.7 |  I‑76 / US 34 / US 6 east / SH 39 north – Fort Morgan | West end of I-76/US 34/US 6 overlap | |
| 82 | 132 | I‑76 / US 6 east – Sterling | East end of I-76/US 6 overlap; West end of I-76 Bus. overlap; Interchange | ||
| Fort Morgan | 86 | 138 | US 34 east (Platte Avenue) – Akron | East end of US 34/I-76 Bus. overlap | |
| 86.5 | 139.2 |  SH 144 west (Riverview Avenue) – Log Lane Village | |||
| 87 | 140 | I‑76 / US 6 – Denver, Sterling | Interchange | ||
| Weld | Raymer | 111 | 179 | SH 14 – Ault, Sterling | Eastern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ "Segment list for SH 52". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ↑ Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway Data, accessed December 2007: note that not every interval between mileposts is exactly a mile, explaining why more junctions than expected are at the exact milepost