Colorado State Highway 115

State Highway 115
Map of central Colorado with SH 115 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	46.99 mi[1] (75.62 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 50 in Cañon City
Major intersections	SH 67 near Florence SH 83 in Colorado Springs
North end	I-25 / US 24 / US 87 in Colorado Springs
Location
Counties	Fremont, El Paso
Highway system
Colorado State Highways Interstate US State Scenic ← SH 114 → SH 116

State Highway 115 (SH 115) is a state highway in the U.S. State of Colorado. SH 115's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) interchange in northern Cañon City, and the northern terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25), US 24 and US 87 in Colorado Springs.

Route description[]

SH 115 northbound

Major construction has been done on the mountainous portion of the highway due to a high number of accidents because of lane narrowing. Highway 115 passes through several small towns along the eastern mountains including Florence and Penrose. It is the only highway that directly connects Colorado Springs to Cañon City. The Highway Starts in Downtown Cañon City at US 50. It then crosses the Arkansas River and leaves the city. In Florence, SH 115 Overlaps SH 67 from Pikes Peak Avenue to Robinson Avenue. As it leaves Florence, SH-115 encounters the western end of SH 120 and once again, crosses the Arkansas River. In Penrose, the route, once again, intersects US-50. As it enters Fort Carson, The Highway Intersects SH 83, and SH 29. It ends at I-25 in Colorado Springs.

SH 115 looking north towards Colorado Springs

History[]

The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected US 50 near Florence to Colorado Springs. By 1950, the west terminus was fixed to SH 120. The US 50 interchange was built by 1977, when the entire route was paved. A small change in the routing near its east end occurred in 2007.^[2]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Fremont	Cañon City	0	0.0		US 50 – Salida, Pueblo	Southern terminus
	Florence	8.5	13.7		SH 67 north	Western end of SH 67 concurrency
		9	14		SH 67 south	Eastern end of SH 67 concurrency
		11	18		SH 120 east	Western terminus of SH 120
	Penrose	14	23		US 50 – Cañon City, Pueblo
El Paso	Colorado Springs	43	69	43	Norad Rd	Interchange; Signed as 43 A(Ft Carson Gate 2) and 43 B(Cheyenne Mtn AFS).
		44	71	44	SH 83 north (Academy Blvd)	Interchange; Southern terminus of SH 83
		46	74	46	US 85 south / US 87 south (Lake Avenue) (former )	Interchange; Southern end of US-85/US-87 Overlap
		47	76		I-25 / US 24 – Pueblo, Denver	Northern terminus; I-25 exit 140
		47	76		US 85 north / US 87 north – Denver	Northern end of US-85/US-87 Overlap; route continues as US-85
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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