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U.S. Route 24 in Colorado

{{Short description|Section of U.S. Numbered Highway in Colorado, United States}}

{{Highway detail hatnote|U.S. Route 24}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox road

| state = CO

| type = US

| route = 24

| map = {{maplink-road|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/U.S. Route 24 in Colorado}}}}

| map_custom = yes

| map_notes = US 24 highlighted in red

| length_mi = 327.179

| length_ref =

| established = 1936{{cite web|url=http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r20-39.html#us24|title=Colorado Routes 20-39|author=Salek, Matthew E.|access-date=2010-12-31}}

| direction_a = West

| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=CO|I|70|US|6}} in Minturn

| junction = *{{Jct|state=CO|US|285}} in Buena Vista

| direction_b = East

| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=KS|I|70|US|24}} near Burlington

| counties = Eagle, Lake, Chaffee, Park, Teller, El Paso, Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson

| previous_type = SH

| previous_route = 23

| next_type = I

| next_route = 25

}}

U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that travels from Minturn, Colorado, to Clarkston, Michigan. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 24 extends from Interstate 70 (I-70) and US 6 in Minturn east to the Kansas state line where it continues as US 24 concurrent with I-70.

Route description

File:2022-09-10 10 30 21 View east along U.S. Route 24 between Elm Street and Pine Street in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.jpg

US 24 traverses the Rocky Mountains, starting near Minturn. It then continues southeast for about {{Convert|30|mi|km}} to Leadville, where it turns south and goes to Buena Vista where it becomes concurrent with US 285. It continues with US 285 through Trout Creek Pass to the small community of Antero Junction. After that, it spends its time as a mountainous two-lane highway through the high-altitude South Park basin until it gets to the town of Divide, where it meets State Highway 67 (SH 67) and becomes a four-lane highway. These highways overlap to Woodland Park. From there, it passes through Crystola, Green Mountain Falls, and Cascade. Through Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, where the road is known as Midland Expressway. Just east of I-25, it is known as the Martin Luther King Jr Bypass. From Colorado Springs, it continues northeast through several towns such as Falcon, Peyton, Calhan, Ramah, Simla, and Matheson. When US 24 reaches Limon, it junctions with I-70/US 40/US 287/SH 71. It continues east (parallel to I-70) to Burlington where it joins I-70 to the Kansas state line.Image:Pikes Peak5.jpg, viewed from Pikes Peak Highway, October 2001]]

History

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Junction list

{{jcttop|exit|length_ref={{cite web |title=Highway Data Explorer |url=https://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/otis/HighwayData |publisher=Colorado Department of Transportation |access-date=June 11, 2022}}}}

{{COint|exit

|county=Eagle

|location=Minturn

|mile=143.400

|espan=11

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|70|US|6|city1=Denver|city2=Grand Junction}}

|notes=Western terminus of US 24; I-70 exit 171

}}

{{COint

|county=Lake|cspan=3

|location=Leadville

|mile=174.649

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|91|dir1=north}}

}}

{{COint

|location=none

|mile=180.097

|road={{Jct|state=CO|CO|300|dir1=west|location1=Leadville National Fish Hatchery}}

}}

{{COint

|location=none

|mile=191.186

|road={{Jct|state=CO|CO|82|dir1=west|city1=Aspen}}

}}

{{COint

|county=Chaffee

|location=Johnson Village

|type=concur

|mile=212.900

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|285|dir1=south|city1=Poncha Springs}}

|notes=Southern end of US 285 overlap

}}

{{COint

|county=Park|cspan=3

|location=none

|type=concur

|mile=223.671

|mile2=226.550

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|285|dir1=north|city1=Fairplay}}

|notes=Northern end of US 285 overlap

}}

{{COint

|location=Hartsel

|lspan=2

|type=concur

|mile=238.236

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|9|dir1=north|city1=Fairplay}}

|notes=Western end of SH 9 overlap

}}

{{COint

|type=concur

|mile=239.320

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|9|dir1=south|city1=Cañon City}}

|notes=Eastern end of SH 9 overlap

}}

{{COint

|county=Teller|cspan=3

|location=Divide

|type=concur

|mile=278.110

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|67|dir1=south|city1=Cripple Creek|city2=Victor}}

|notes=Western end of SH 67 overlap; Ute Pass summit

}}

{{COint

|location=Woodland Park

|mile=284.822

|type=concur

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|67|dir1=north|city1=Deckers}}

|notes=Eastern end of SH 67 overlap

}}

{{COint

|location=none

|mile=293.826

|road=Pikes Peak Highway

}}

{{COint|exit

|type=incomplete

|county=El Paso|cspan=15

|location=Manitou Springs|lspan=2

|mile=296.970

|exit=297

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US-Bus|24|dir1=east|dab1=Manitou Springs|name1=Manitou Avenue|location1=Manitou Springs}}

|notes=Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance

}}

{{COint|exit

|mile=299.063

|exit=299

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US-Bus|24|dir1=west|dab1=Manitou Springs|name1=Manitou Avenue}}

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=Colorado Springs|lspan=11

|type=concur

|mile=303.840

|exit=141

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|25|dir1=north|city1=Denver}}

|notes=Western end of I-25 overlap; exit numbers follow I-25

}}

{{COint|exit

|mile=305.205

|exit=140

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|115|dir1=south|name1=Nevada Avenue|road|Tejon Street}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SH-115

}}

{{COint|exit

|type=concur

|mile=306.467

|exit=304A

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|25|dir1=south|city1=Pueblo}}

|notes=Eastern end of I-25 overlap; western end of US 24 freeway; I-25 exit 139

}}

{{COint|exit

|mile=307.336

|exit=304B

|road=Union Boulevard

|notes=

}}

{{COint|exit

|mile=307.967

|type=incomplete

|exit=305

|road=Circle Drive / Fountain Boulevard

|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former SH 29; east end of freeway

}}

{{COint|exit

|espan=3

|mile=309.247

|road=Academy Boulevard

|notes=Former SH 83

}}

{{COint

|type=concur

|mile=310.857

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|21|dir1=south|extra=airport|name1=Powers Boulevard|location1=Colorado Springs Municipal Airport}}

|notes=Western end of SH 21 overlap

}}

{{COint

|mile=312.137

|road=Airport Road east – Peterson Space Force Base

}}

{{COint|exit

|type=incomplete

|mile=312.512

|exit=—

|road=Stewart Avenue

|notes=Interchange; eastbound entrance only

}}

{{COint|exit

|type=concur

|mile=313.505

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|21|dir1=north|name1=Powers Boulevard|road|Platte Avenue|dir2=west|location1=Downtown Colorado Springs}}

|notes=Eastern end of SH 21/Powers Blvd overlap; SH 21 Exit 141

}}

{{COint|exit

|mile=314.373

|exit=—

|road={{Jct|state=CO|to1=To|SH|94|dir1=east|road|Peterson Bouelevard|road|Space Village Avenue|location1=Peterson Space Force Base}}

|notes=Interchange

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=none

|mile=315.057

|espan=2

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|94|dir1=east|location1=Schriever Space Force Base|location2=Colorado Springs East Airport|location3=Punkin Center}}

}}

{{COint

|location=none

|mile=328.467

|road={{Jct|state=CO|to1=To|SH|86|road|Elbert Road|city1=Elbert|city2=Kiowa}}

}}

{{Jctco|state=CO|county=Elbert}}

{{COint|exit

|county=Lincoln|cspan=8

|location=Limon|lspan=4

|espan=4

|type=concur

|mile=379.341

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|40|US|287|I|70|dir1=west|dir2=north|dir3=west|to3=to|city1=Denver}}

|notes=Western end of US 40/US 287 overlap

}}

{{COint

|type=concur

|mile=380.295

|road={{Jct|state=CO|CO|71|dir1=south|city1=Punkin Center}}

|notes=Western end of SH 71 overlap

}}

{{COint

|type=concur

|mile=381.422

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|71|dir1=north|city1=Last Chance}}

|notes=Eastern end of SH 71 overlap

}}

{{COint

|mile=381.820

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|70|city1=Denver|city2=Burlington}}

|notes=I-70 exit 361

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=none

|type=concur

|mile=383.058

|exit=363

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|70|US|40|US|287|dir1=west|dir2=east|dir3=south|city1=Denver|city2=Kit Carson}}

|notes=Eastern end of US 40/US 287 overlap; western end of I-70 overlap

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=none

|lspan=2

|mile=391.515

|exit=371

|road=Genoa, Hugo

}}

{{COint|exit

|mile=396.553

|exit=376

|road=Bovina

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=Arriba

|mile=403.529

|exit=383

|road=Arriba

}}

{{COint|exit

|county=Kit Carson

|cspan=8

|location=none

|mile=414.597

|exit=395

|road=Flagler

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=Seibert|lspan=2

|type=concur

|mile=425.395

|exit=405

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|70|dir1=east|SH|59|dir2=south|city1=Burlington|city2=Kit Carson}}

|notes=Eastern end of overlap of I-70; southern end of SH 59 overlap

}}

{{COint|exit

|espan=4

|type=concur

|mile=425.846

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|59|dir1=north|city1=Yuma}}

|notes=Northern end of SH 59 overlap

}}

{{COint

|location=Stratton

|mile=440.339

|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|57|dir1=south}}

}}

{{COint

|location=Burlington|lspan=3

|type=concur

|mile=457.967

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|385|dir1=south|city1=Cheyenne Wells|name1=Lincoln Street}}

|notes=Western end of US 385 overlap

}}

{{COint

|type=concur

|mile=458.936

|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|385|dir1=north|city1=Wray}}

|notes=Eastern end of US 385 overlap

}}

{{COint|exit

|type=concur

|mile=459.215

|exit=438

|road={{Jct|state=CO|I|70|dir1=west|city1=Limon}}

|notes=Western end of I-70 overlap

}}

{{COint|exit

|location=none

|mile=470.579

|exit=

|road={{Jct|state=KS|I|70|dir1=east|US|24|dir2=east|location1=Goodland|location2=Salina}}

|notes=Continuation into Kansas

}}

{{jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete}}

See also

{{Portal|U.S. Roads|Colorado}}

References

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External links

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Colorado

24

Category:Eastern Plains

Category:Transportation in Eagle County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Lake County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Chaffee County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Park County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Teller County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in El Paso County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Elbert County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Lincoln County, Colorado

Category:Transportation in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Category:1936 establishments in Colorado