Colorado State Highway 97

{{Short description|State highway in Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}

{{Infobox road

|state=CO

|type=SH

|route=97

|map=Colorado State Highway 97 Map.svg

|map_notes=Map of Montrose County in western Colorado with SH 97 highlighted in red

|length_mi=4.584

|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=97&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true|title=Segment list for SH 97|accessdate=2011-01-21}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|formed=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{Jct|state=CO|CO|141}} in Naturita

|junction=

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b=3rd Avenue in Nucla

|counties=Montrose

|previous_type=SH

|previous_route=96

|next_type=SH

|next_route=100

}}

State Highway 97 (SH 97) is a Colorado state highway connecting Nucla and Naturita. SH 97's southern terminus is at SH 141 in Naturita, and the northern terminus is at 3rd Avenue in Nucla.

Route description

File:Naturita city limit sign.JPG

SH 97 runs {{convert|4.6|mi|km}}, starting at a junction with State Highway 141 in Naturita. The highway goes north across the San Miguel River, ending in Nucla.

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Major intersections

{{Jcttop|state=CO|county=Montrose|length_ref=}}

{{COint

|location=Naturita

|mile=0.000

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|141|city1=Norwood|city2=Uravan}}

|notes=Southern terminus

}}

{{COint

|location=Nucla

|mile=4.584

|road=3rd Avenue

|notes=Northern terminus

}}

{{Jctbtm}}

References

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