Colorado State Highway 142
{{Short description|State highway in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=CO
|type=CO
|route=142
|alternate_name=Los Caminos Antiguos
|map=Colorado State Highway 142 Map.svg
|map_notes=Map southern Colorado with SH 142 highlighted in red
|length_mi=33.5
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CO|US|285|SH|17}} in Romeo
|junction=
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=CO|SH|159}} in San Luis
|previous_type=CO
|previous_route=141
|next_type=CO
|next_route=144
}}
State Highway 142 (SH 142) is a {{convert|33.5|mi|km|3|adj=on}} long state highway in southern Colorado. SH 142's western terminus is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) near Romeo, and the eastern terminus is at SH 159 in San Luis.
Route description
SH 142 begins in the west at its junction with US 285 mere feet outside the city limits of Romeo. The route heads east through the towns of Manassa and San Acacio before reaching its eastern terminus at San Luis where it meets SH 159.
The highway passes through the San Luis Hills and over the Rio Grande. The Manassa Dike is visible from the highway as it passes through the hills. Overall, the highway has very little traffic, especially the section that passes through the San Luis Hills. SH 142 connects the two river valleys (Conejos, Culebra Creek), passing through a high desert with little vegetation.
=Scenic Byway=
All of the highway is part of the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic BywayColorado. Department of Transportation. [http://www.coloradodot.info/travel/scenic-byways/south-central/los-caminos Los Caminos Antiguos]
File:Colorado State Highway 142.JPG|Looking west from the San Luis Hills.
File:Romeo, Colorado.JPG|Romeo, Colorado, the western terminus of the highway.
File:Rito Seco Creek Culvert.JPG|The eastern end of the highway in San Luis, Colorado.
Major intersections
{{COint
|county=Conejos
|location=Romeo
|mile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|285|name1={{Jct|state=CO|SH|17|noshield=yes}}|city1=Antonito|city2=La Jara}}
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{jctbridge
|mile=14.3
|river=Rio Grande
|bridge=Bridge
}}
{{COint
|county=Costilla
|location=San Luis
|mile=33.5
|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|159}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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External links
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