Colorado State Highway 135

State Highway 135
State Highway 135
	Map of Gunnison County in west central Colorado with SH 135 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CDOT
Length	27.48 mi (44.22 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 50 in Gunnison
North end	6th Street in Crested Butte
Location
Counties	Gunnison
Highway system

State Highway 135 (SH 135) is a 27.48-mile-long (44.22 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. SH 135's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Gunnison, and the northern terminus is at 6th Street in Crested Butte. It is the primary connection between Crested Butte and the outside world and is the only paved road leading to Crested Butte.

Route description[]

It begins at the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 and Main Street in Gunnison and follows Main Street North out of town. Between miles 10 and 11, it passes through the community of Almont. It terminates at the intersection of Elk Avenue and 6th Street (the Four Way Stop) in Crested Butte.^[1]

History[]

The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at SH 92 in Hotchkiss and ended at Gunnison. The route was paved from its southern terminus to Paonia and from Almont to Gunnison by 1950. SH 135 was split in 1954 over Kebler Pass. The route was completely paved by 1958. A small section near was renumbered in 1970, leaving what is left today.^[2]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Gunnison County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Gunnison	0.000	0.000	US 50	Southern terminus
Crested Butte	27.484	44.231	6th Street	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Segment list for SH 135". Retrieved 2007-05-12.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 120-139". Retrieved 2010-05-29.

External links[]

Route map:

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[dot-1] "Segment list for SH 135". Retrieved 2007-05-12.^{[permanent dead link]}

[mesalek-2] Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 120-139". Retrieved 2010-05-29.

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