Colorado State Highway 10
{{Short description|State highway in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=CO
|type=CO
|route=10
|map=Colorado State Highway 10 Map.svg
|map_notes=Map of south central Colorado with SH 10 highlighted in red
|length_mi=71.968
|length_round=3
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CO|I|25|US|160}} in Walsenburg
|junction=
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CO|US|50}} in La Junta
|counties=Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Otero
|previous_type=CO
|previous_route=9
|next_type=CO
|next_route=11
}}
File:North and South Rattlesnake Buttes.JPGFile:Colorado State Highway 10 bridge over the Apishapa River.JPG
State Highway 10 (SH 10) is a {{convert|71.968|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway in the US state of Colorado. SH 10's western terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25) and U.S. Route 160 (US 160) in Walsenburg, and the eastern terminus is at US 50 in La Junta.
Route description
SH 10 begins at an interchange with I-25 east of Walsenburg. It then heads east-northeast in a straight line, passing through Las Animas County and Pueblo County, before entering Otero County. The highway then turns due east, intersecting SH 71 in Hawley, before terminating at US 50 in La Junta.
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at the Utah state line near Dove Creek and went east to Walsenburg on today's Interstate 25. By 1936, a section was added pushing SH 10's terminus east to La Junta. By 1938, the route was corrected in a more straight line and most of the route was paved. The entire route was paved by 1960. The entire section from the Utah border to Walsenburg, the original alignment of the route, was relinquished in 1968.{{cite web|url=http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r1-19.html#10|title=Colorado Routes 1-19|author=Salek, Matthew E.|accessdate=2010-05-26}}
Major intersections
{{COint
|county=Huerfano
|cspan=2
|location=Walsenburg
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|mspan=2
|road={{jct|state=CO|US|160|dir1=west|city1=Walsenburg}}
|notes=Continuation west from western terminus}}
{{COint
|mile=none
|road={{jct|state=CO|I|25|dir1=north|city1=Pueblo}}
{{jct|state=CO|I|25|US|160|dir1=south|dir2=east|city1=Trinidad}}
|notes=Western terminus; I-25 exit 50
}}
{{jctco|state=CO|county=Las Animas}}
{{jctco|state=CO|county=Pueblo}}
{{COint
|county=Otero
|cspan=3
|location=Hawley
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=62.731
|road={{Jct|state=CO|CO|71|dir1=south|US|350|to2=yes|city1=Trinidad}}
|notes=Western end of SH 71 concurrency
}}
{{COint
|type=concur
|mile=63.231
|road={{Jct|state=CO|CO|71|dir1=north|city1=Rocky Ford}}
|notes=Eastern end of SH 71 concurrency
}}
{{COint
|location=La Junta
|mile=71.968
|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|50|city1=Pueblo|city2=Lamar}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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External links
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Category:Transportation in Huerfano County, Colorado
Category:Transportation in Las Animas County, Colorado
Category:Transportation in Pueblo County, Colorado