Colorado State Highway 15

State Highway 15 marker

State Highway 15

Map of southern Colorado with SH 15 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 22.834 mi[1] (36.748 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 160 / US 285 in Monte Vista
East end: US 285 / SH 17 south of Alamosa
Location
Counties: Rio Grande, Conejos
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
SH 14SH 16

State Highway 15 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a northsouth, eastwest state highway in the San Luis Valley region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of Monte Vista and Alamosa. There is a gap in the route.

Route description

The route begins at a concurrency between US 285 and US 160. After about 12 miles, at the Rio Grande-Conejos county line, there exists an eight-mile gap[1] filled in by Conejos County Route 6.[2] After the gap, SH 15 reappears, crosses over the La Jara Creek, and ends at US 285 south of Alamosa.

History

The route was established in the 1920s as a much longer route, but it was gradually cut down to its current length. The route was paved in 1957.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rio GrandeMonte Vista0.0000.000 US 160 / US 285Western terminus
SH 370 east Alamosa
Gap in route
Conejos30.91549.753 US 285Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Segment list for SH 15". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved April 1, 2010.

External links

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