The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge. The byway connects with the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Grand Lake.
  Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by CDOT | |
| Length | 80 mi[1][2] (130 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end |  US 34 Grand Lake |
| West end |  SH 131 State Bridge |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Eagle and Grand counties |
| Highway system | |
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Route
editRecognition
editIn 2018 USA Today named it as one of the best waterside drives in the country.[3]
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See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Colorado River Headwaters". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado River Headwaters Byway". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ Bleiberg, Larry. "Take me to the river: America's best waterside drives". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
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- America's Byways
- America's Scenic Byways: Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Colorado Tourism Office
- History Colorado
40°04′22″N 106°06′13″W / 40.0728°N 106.1036°W
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