Colorado State Highway 15
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SH 15 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length | 22.834 mi[1] (36.748 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Counties | Rio Grande, Conejos | |||
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Colorado State Highways
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State Highway 15 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a north–south, then east–west, state highway in the San Luis Valley region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of Monte Vista and La Jara. 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 , and ends at US 285 south of Alamosa.
SH 15 looking west in Capulin
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[]
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Rio Grande | Monte Vista | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus; highway continues as US 285 north (Broadway north) | ||
| 10.41 | 16.75 | ![]() | ||||
Rio Grande–Conejos county line | | 12.37 | 19.91 | ![]() | End state maintenance | ||
Road 6 continues south | |||||||
Conejos | | 20.39 | 32.81 | ![]() | Begin state maintenance | ||
| 26.56 | 42.74 | ![]() | ||||
| 30.915 | 49.753 | ![]() | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Segment list for SH 15". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved April 1, 2010.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Transportation in Rio Grande County, Colorado
- Transportation in Conejos County, Colorado
- State highways in Colorado