U.S. Route 6 in Colorado

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U.S. Route 6
Length:	467.284 mi[1] (752.021 km)
West end:	I-70 / US-6 / US-50 at Utah state line
East end:	US 6 at Nebraska state line
Colorado State Highways < SH 5 SH 7 > United States Numbered Highways List – Bannered – Divided – Replaced

In the U.S. state of Colorado U.S. Route 6 overlaps many different highways throughout Colorado; much of which is unsigned. Route 6 runs from Utah in the west to Nebraska in the east. It enters overlapping Interstate 70, and continues overlapped for most of the way until Denver. East of Denver, it generally overlaps Interstate 76 until eventually it breaks off and enters Nebraska.

[edit] Major intersections

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Note: only major junctions are shown on overlaps with Interstate Highways.

County	Location	Mile[1]	#	Destinations	Notes
Mesa	Mack	11.212	11	I-70 east	East end of I-70 overlap
	Loma	15.132	15	SH 139
	Fruita	19.781	19	SH 340 east (Coulson Street)
	Grand Junction	25.998	26	I-70	West end of I-70 Bus.
		28.421	28	Redlands Parkway, F Road, 24 Road
		30.270		I-70 Bus. east / US 50	East end of I-70 Bus./US 50 overlap
		34.375		I-70 Bus. west	West end of I-70 Bus. overlap
		36.8		SH 141 south
		37.161		I-70 Bus. east to I-70	East end of I-70 Bus. overlap
		45.82	44	I-70 west	West end of I-70 overlap
			49	SH 65 south / SH 330 east – Grand Mesa, Collbran
Garfield	Rifle	88.60	87	I-70 east	East end of I-70 overlap
		90.99		SH 13 north	West end of SH 13 overlap
		92.00		SH 13 south	East end of SH 13 overlap
	Silt	99.23		I-70 Bus. south
		110.79	109	I-70 west	West end of I-70 overlap
	Glenwood Springs		116	SH 82 east – Glenwood Springs, Aspen
Eagle	Gypsum	142.00	140	I-70 east	East end of I-70 overlap
	Eagle	149.66		I-70 Bus. north
		159.18:		SH 131 north	West end of SH 131 overlap
		159. 57		SH 131 south	East end of SH 131 overlap
	Edwards	165.99		I-70 Bus. north
	Avon			I-70 Bus. north
	Minturn	174.54	171	I-70 west / US 24 east – Minturn, Leadville	West end of I-70 overlap
Summit County			195	SH 91 south – Copper Mountain, Leadville
	Frisco		203	SH 9 south – Frisco, Breckenridge	West end of SH 9 overlap
	Silverthorne	208.65	205	I-70 east / SH 9 north – Silverthorne	East end of I-70/SH 9 overlap
Clear Creek		229.32	216	I-70	West end of I-70 overlap
			232	US 40 west – Empire, Granby	West end of US 40 overlap
	Idaho Springs		239	I-70 Bus. east – Idaho Springs
			240	SH 103 – Mt. Evans
			241A	I-70 Bus. west – Idaho Springs
		257.08	244	I-70 east	East end of I-70 overlap
		257.75		US 40 east	East end of US 40 overlap
		260.27		SH 119 north
Jefferson	Golden	271.60		SH 58 east / SH 93 north
				SH 470 east – Colorado Springs
		275.12		US 40 (Colfax Avenue)
		275.65		I-70 west to SH 470 – Grand Junction	West end of 6th Ave freeway
	Lakewood			Indiana Street
				Union Blvd, Simms Street
		279.31		SH 391 (Kipling Street)
				Garrison Street
		280.83		SH 121 (Wadsworth Blvd)
		282.33		SH 95 (Sheridan Blvd)
Denver	Denver	282.33		SH 95 (Sheridan Blvd)
				Knox Court
		283.86		SH 88 (Federal Blvd)
		284.47		I-25 ("Valley Highway")	East end of 6th Ave freeway
		291.07	276A	Steele Street
Adams	Commerce City	292.14		SH 2
		292.72		I-270 west – Boulder
		293.67		SH 2 east
		295.99		I-76 east
			12	US 85 north
			18	E-470

The 6th Avenue Freeway in Denver, Colorado, looking east from Knox Court.

[edit] References

Colorado Highways: US 6

U.S. Route 6
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