Colorado State Highway 96

State Highway 96 (SH 96) is a state highway in eastern Colorado. Its western terminus is an intersection with SH 69 in Westcliffe. Its eastern terminus is at the Kansas state line, east of Towner, where it continues as K-96.

State Highway 96
Map of eastern Colorado with SH 96 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length207.45 mi[1] (333.86 km)
Major junctions
West end SH 69 in Westcliffe
 
East end K-96 at Kansas border
Location
CountiesCuster, Pueblo, Otero, Crowley, Kiowa
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
SH 95 SH 97

Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway

The section of the highway between Pueblo and Silver Cliff is designated as part of the Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway.[2]

SH 96 in the mountains

The highway passes and intersects many major highways and several state highways along its 207-mile route. In Custer County, Highway 96 crosses the Wet Mountains and passes through the San Isabel National Forest. Its highest point is Hardscrabble Pass at 9,085 feet.

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when the routing was exactly as it is today. Several portions were paved by 1946 including the segment from Pueblo to Boone, Olney Springs to Sugar City, and from Haswell to the Kansas state line. The segment of SH 96 concurrent with US 50 was constructed as an expressway by 1957. The entire route was paved by 1964.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
CusterWestcliffe00.0 SH 69 Walsenburg, SalidaWestern terminus
16.526.6 SH 165 south Rye, Colorado CityNorthern terminus of SH 165
Wetmore2642 SH 67 north FlorenceSouthern terminus of SH 67
PuebloPueblo5284 SH 45 (Pueblo Boulevard)

US 50 Bus.
N. Bradford Street To I-25 / US 85 / US 87 north
5690 SH 227 south Salt CreekNorthern terminus of SH 227
5893 SH 47 westEastern terminus of SH 47
5893 US 50 west Cañon CityWestern terminus of US 50 concurrency
6198  Pueblo Memorial Airport
61.599.0 SH 233 south (Baxter Road)Northern terminus of SH 233
64103 SH 231 southNorthern terminus of SH 231
70110 US 50 east La JuntaEastern end of US 50 concurrency
Boone75121 SH 209 southNorthern terminus of SH 209
Crowley SH 167 south FowlerNorthern terminus of SH 167
Crowley99159 SH 207 south ManzanolaNorthern terminus of SH 207
Ordway105169 SH 71 south Rocky FordWestern end of SH 71 concurrency
SH 71 north Punkin CenterEastern end of SH 71 concurrency
KiowaEads165266 US 287 north Kit CarsonWestern end of US 287 concurrency
168270 US 287 south LamarEastern end of US 287 concurrency
US 385 south LamarWestern end of US 385 concurrency
Sheridan Lake193311 US 385 north Cheyenne WellsEastern end of US 385 concurrency
Kansas state line
Greeley207.5333.9 K-96 east TribuneEastern terminus; continuation into Kansas as K-96
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "Segment list for SH 96". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  2. America's Byways.Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway map. Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 80-99". Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  4. "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
    "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
    "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
    "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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