Colorado State Highway 52
State Highway 52 (SH 52) is a 111 mi (178.6 km)[a] long state highway in northeastern Colorado. The western terminus is at SH 119 near Niwot, and the eastern terminus is at SH 14 in Raymer.
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 Map of northern Colorado with SH 52 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 111.01 mi[1] (178.65 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 119 near Niwot | |||
| East end |  SH 14 in Raymer | |||
| Location | ||||
| 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
Route description
SH 52 looking west towards US 85 in Fort Lupton
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.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Boulder | | 0 | 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; I-25 exit 235 |
| Fort Lupton | 20 | 32 |  US 85 – Greeley, Brighton | Interchange | |
| Hudson | 29 | 47 |   I-76 / US 6 – Denver, Fort Morgan | Interchange, I-76 exit 31 | |
| | 41.5 | 66.8 |  SH 79 south – Bennett | Northern terminus of SH 79 | |
| 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; I-76 exit 66; southern terminus of SH 39 |
| | 82 | 132 | I-76 / US 6 east – Sterling | East end of I-76/US 6 overlap; West end of I-76 Bus. overlap; Interchange; I-76 exit 75 | |
| 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 | Eastern terminus of SH 144 | ||
| 87 | 140 | I-76 / US 6 – Denver, Sterling | Interchange; I-76 exit 80 | ||
| 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 Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, 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
External links
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