U.S. Route 6 in Colorado
U.S. Route 6 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length: | 467.284 mi[1] (752.021 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I-70 / US-6 / US-50 at Utah state line | |||
US 50 in Grand Junction | ||||
East end: | US 6 at Nebraska state line | |||
Highway system | ||||
Colorado State Highways
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In the U.S. state of Colorado, U.S. Route 6 (US 6) is an east–west highway stretching from Utah to Nebraska. Much of the route overlaps other highways in Colorado, and as a result, much of US 6 is unsigned.
Route description
US 6 is concurrent with Interstate 70 for a significant portion of its length from the Utah state line to Denver. When the highway enters the western Denver suburbs, US 6 coincidentally aligns with 6th Avenue in the grid system, where it is known as 6th Avenue Freeway. Once it reaches Interstate 25, US 6 travels north briefly, then follows Interstate 76 for most of its length east of Denver. It is unsigned while it is overlapped. The highest altitude along US 6 is 11,990 feet (3,650 m) at Loveland Pass, where it crosses the Continental Divide. It continues down Clear Creek Valley until it reaches I-70, where it is briefly overlapped until I-70 leaves Clear Creek Valley. US 6 continues down Clear Creek and into Denver, where it turns into a freeway with 6 lanes. East of Denver, it continues east while joined with I-76 until it reaches Sterling, where it diverges from the interstate. The last town in Colorado it passes is Holyoke.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Mesa | | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-70 / US-6 / US-50 west – Salina | Continuation into Utah | |
| 2.194 | 3.531 | 2 | Rabbit Valley Road | ||
Mack | 11.106 | 17.873 | 11 | I-70 east – Grand Junction | Eastern end of I-70 overlap | |
Loma | 15.132 | 24.353 | SH 139 north – Loma, Rangely | |||
Fruita | 19.955 | 32.114 | To SH 340 (S. Coulson Street) | |||
Grand Junction | 26.080 | 41.972 | I-70 / I-70 Bus. begins – Denver | Western end of I-70 Bus. overlap | ||
28.244 | 45.454 | — | 24 Road north, Redlands Parkway south | Interchange | ||
30.447 | 49.000 | — | I-70 Bus. east / US 50 – Montrose | Eastern end of I-70 Bus. and US 50 overlaps | ||
34.859 | 56.100 | I-70 Bus. west | Western end of I-70 Bus. overlap | |||
Clifton | 37.267 | 59.975 | SH 141 south | |||
37.726 | 60.714 | I-70 Bus. east | Eastern end of I-70 Bus. overlap | |||
| 46.510 | 74.851 | 44 | I-70 west – Grand Junction | Western end of I-70 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | |
| 47.933 | 77.141 | 46 | Cameo | ||
| 49.468 | 79.611 | 47 | James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park, Island Acres | Former port of entry | |
| 51.616 | 83.068 | 49 | SH 65 south to SH 330 east – Grand Mesa, Collbran | ||
| 64.249 | 103.399 | 62 | De Beque | ||
Garfield | Parachute | 77.262 | 124.341 | 75 | Parachute, Battlement Mesa | |
| 83.837 | 134.923 | 81 | Rulison | ||
| 89.451 | 143.957 | 87 | I-70 east – Denver | Eastern end of I-70 overlap | |
Rifle | 91.796 | 147.731 | SH 13 north – Rifle, Meeker | |||
| 110.603 | 177.998 | 109 | I-70 west – Grand Junction | Western end of I-70 overlap | |
| 113.931 | 183.354 | 111 | South Canyon Creek Road | ||
Glenwood Springs | 116.898 | 188.129 | 114 | West Glenwood | ||
118.983 | 191.485 | 116 | SH 82 – Glenwood Springs, Aspen | |||
| 121.241 | 195.118 | 119 | No Name | ||
| 123.743 | 199.145 | 121 | Grizzly Creek – Hanging Lake | ||
| 125.263 | 201.591 | 123 | Shoshone Access Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | |
| 127.664 | 205.455 | 125 | Hanging Lake | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only | |
| 127.870– 128.457 | 205.787– 206.732 | Hanging Lake Tunnel | |||
| 130.918 | 210.692 | 129 | Bair Ranch Road | ||
Eagle | | 135.985 | 218.847 | 133 | Dotsero | |
| 142.134 | 228.743 | 140 | I-70 east – Denver | Eastern end of I-70 overlap | |
| 159.500 | 256.690 | SH 131 north – Wolcott | Western end of SH 131 overlap | ||
| 159.889 | 257.316 | SH 131 south to I-70 | Eastern end of SH 131 overlap | ||
| 174.857 | 281.405 | 171 | I-70 west / US 24 east – Minturn, Leadville | Western end of I-70 overlap | |
Vail | 177.071 | 284.968 | 173 | West Vail | ||
179.809 | 289.375 | 176 | Vail Ski Area – Vail Museum | |||
183.618 | 295.505 | 180 | East Vail | |||
Eagle–Summit county line | | 193.733 | 311.783 | Vail Pass summit — elevation 10,662 feet (3,250 m) | ||
Summit | | 193.847 | 311.967 | 190 | Shrine Pass Road – Vail Pass rest area | |
| 199.050 | 320.340 | 195 | SH 91 south – Copper Mountain, Leadville | ||
| 201.606 | 324.453 | 198 | Officers Gulch | ||
Frisco | 204.747 | 329.508 | 201 | Main Street | ||
206.104 | 331.692 | 203 | SH 9 south – Frisco, Breckenridge | Western end of SH 9 overlap | ||
Silverthorne | 209.175 | 336.635 | 205 | I-70 east / SH 9 north – Dillon, Silverthorne | Eastern end of I-70 and SH 9 overlaps | |
Summit–Clear Creek county line | | 225.552 | 362.991 | Loveland Pass summit — elevation 11,990 feet (3,650 m) | ||
Clear Creek | | 229.325 | 369.063 | I-70 west – Grand Junction | Western end of I-70 overlap | |
| 218.346 | 351.394 | 218 | Herman Gulch Road | ||
| 221.297 | 356.143 | 221 | Bakerville | ||
Silver Plume | 225.719 | 363.260 | 226 | Silver Plume | ||
Georgetown | 227.910 | 366.786 | 228 | Georgetown | ||
| 231.889 | 373.189 | 232 | US 40 west – Empire, Granby | Western end of US 40 overlap | |
| 223.047 | 358.959 | 223 | Lawson | Eastbound exit only | |
| 234.209 | 376.923 | 234 | Downieville, Lawson | ||
| 235.005 | 378.204 | 235 | Dumont | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance only | |
| 237.680 | 382.509 | 238 | Fall River Road | ||
Idaho Springs | 238.885 | 384.448 | 239 | I-70 Bus. east – Idaho Springs | ||
239.652 | 385.683 | 240 | SH 103 south – Mount Evans | |||
241.125 | 388.053 | 241 | I-70 Bus. west / County Road 314 | |||
| 242.980 | 391.038 | 243 | Hidden Valley, Central City | ||
| 251.001 | 403.947 | 244 | I-70 east / US 40 east – Denver | Eastern end of I-70 / US 40 overlap | |
| 257.296 | 414.078 | SH 119 north – Black Hawk, Central City | |||
Jefferson | Golden | 271.60 | SH 58 east / SH 93 north – Golden, Boulder | |||
273.397 | SH 470 east – Colorado Springs | |||||
275.12 | US 40 (Colfax Avenue) | |||||
275.656 | SH 470 – Colorado Springs | Western end of 6th Ave freeway | ||||
276.003 | I-70 – Grand Junction, Denver | I-70 east exit 261. | ||||
Lakewood | 276.998 | Indiana Street | ||||
277.002 | Union Boulevard, Simms Street | |||||
277.31 | SH 391 (Kipling Street) | |||||
278.795 | Garrison Street | |||||
280.83 | SH 121 (Wadsworth Blvd) | |||||
281.984 | SH 95 (Sheridan Blvd) | |||||
282.33 | Knox Court | |||||
Denver | Denver | 283.86 | SH 88 (Federal Blvd) | |||
284.47 | I-25 – Colorado Springs | Eastern end of 6th Ave freeway/South end of I-25 overlap, exits 209A-B. | ||||
286.272 | 209C | 8th Avenue | ||||
287.310 | 210A | US 40 (Colfax Avenue, I-70 Bus./US 287) – Downtown Denver | ||||
287.661 | 210C | Auraria Parkway | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
288.008 | 210B | 17th Avenue | Southbound exit (to 20th Avenue) is via exit 211 | |||
289.167 | 211 | 23rd Avenue | ||||
289.985 | 212 | Speer Boulevard – Downtown Denver | Signed as exits 212A (south) and 212B (north) | |||
290.425 | 212C | 20th Street | ||||
291.479 | 213 | Park Avenue, West 38th Avenue | ||||
290.090 | I-25 – Fort Collins | |||||
292.090 | 214A | I-70 – Limon, Grand Junction | North end of I-25 overlap/Western end of I-70 overlap | |||
292.815 | 275A | Washington Street | Eastbound signed exit 274 | |||
293.226 | 275B | SH 265 north (Brighton Boulevard) | ||||
292.661 | 275C | York Street / Josephine Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
293.194 | 276A | I-70 east / US 85 north | Eastern end of I-70 overlap (final) | |||
Adams | Commerce City | 294 | I-270 – Boulder, Limon | I-270 exits 2A-B. | ||
294.550 | SH 2 east | |||||
295.995 | I-76 west – Arvada | Western end of I-76 overlap, exit 9 eastbound. | ||||
296.466 | 10 | 88th Avenue | ||||
297.114 | 11 | 96th Avenue | ||||
298.345 | 12 | US 85 north – Greeley, Brighton | Eastern end of US 85 overlap; no eastbound entrance | |||
Commerce City | 302.285 | 16 | SH 2 (Sable Boulevard) / 120th Avenue – Denver International Airport | |||
304.661 | 18 | E-470 south – Limon, Denver International Airport | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
Brighton | 305.219 | 20 | 136th Avenue | |||
307.828 | 21 | 144th Avenue | ||||
308.626 | 22 | Bromley Lane | ||||
310.994 | 25 | SH 7 west – Lochbuie, Brighton | ||||
Weld | Hudson | 316.269 | 31 | SH 52 – Hudson, Fort Lupton | ||
319.220 | 34 | Kersey Road | ||||
324.160 | 39 | Keenesburg (I-76 Bus. south) | ||||
333.302 | 48 | Roggen | ||||
334.007 | 49 | Painter Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
342.652 | 57 | County Road 91 | ||||
345.225 | 60 | SH 144 east – Orchard | ||||
Morgan | 348.226 | 64 | Wiggins | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
350.314 | 66A | SH 39 / SH 52 – Goodrich, Wiggins | ||||
350.535 | 66B | US 34 west – Greeley, Estes Park | Western end of US 34 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
357.219 | 73 | Long Bridge Road | ||||
359.789 | 75 | US 34 east / I-76 Bus. east – Fort Morgan | Eastern end of US 34 overlap | |||
364.054 | 79 | SH 144 – Weldona | ||||
Fort Morgan | 365.243 | 80 | SH 52 – Raymer, Fort Morgan | |||
366.993 | 82 | Barlow Road – Fort Morgan | ||||
370.076 | 86 | Dodd Bridge Road | ||||
373.368 | 89 | Hospital Road | ||||
375.042 | 90 | SH 71 to US 34 – Brush, Akron, Limon, Snyder | Signed as exits 90A (south) and 90B (north) | |||
379.192 | I-76 east – Sterling | Eastern end of US I-76 overlap, exit 92 westbound. | ||||
Logan | Atwood | 405.187 | SH 63 south – Akron | |||
Sterling | 412.061 | SH 14 west – Fort Collins | ||||
412.689 | US 138 east – Julesburg | |||||
414.116 | I-76 west – Fort Morgan, Julesburg | I-76 exit 125 eastbound. | ||||
414.317 | SH 61 south – Otis | |||||
Fleming | 431.121 | SH 55 north | ||||
Phillips | Haxtun | 444.295 | SH 59 – Yuma, Sedgwick | |||
Holyoke | 457.213 | US 385 – Wray, Julesburg | ||||
467.284 | US 6 east – Imperial | Nebraska state line; eastern terminus of US 6 in Colorado | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
Route map: Google
- 1 2 Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway Data, accessed July 2007
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