U.S. Route 24 in Colorado

U.S. Highway 24
U.S. Highway 24
	US 24 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by CDOT
Length	327.179 mi (526.544 km)
Existed	1936–present
Major junctions
West end	I-70 / US 6 in Minturn
	US 285 in Buena Vista; I-25 / US 85 / US 87 in Colorado Springs; I-70 / US 40 / US 287 in Limon; US 385 in Burlington; I-70 from Burlington to the Kansas state line;
East end	I-70 / US-24 near Burlington
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Eagle, Lake, Chaffee, Park, Teller, El Paso, Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Colorado State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

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

US 24 leaving Leadville

US 24 traverses the Rocky Mountains, starting near Minturn. It then continues southeast for about 30 miles (48 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.

US 24 at Cascade, viewed from Pikes Peak Highway, October 2001

History

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Eagle	Minturn	143.400	230.780		I-70 / US 6 – Denver, Grand Junction	Western terminus of US 24; I-70 exit 171
Lake	Leadville	174.649	281.070		SH 91 north
		180.097	289.838		SH 300 west – Leadville National Fish Hatchery
		191.186	307.684		SH 82 west – Aspen
Chaffee	Johnson Village	212.900	342.629		US 285 south – Poncha Springs	Southern end of US 285 overlap
Park		223.671– 226.550	359.964– 364.597		US 285 north – Fairplay	Northern end of US 285 overlap
	Hartsel	238.236	383.404		SH 9 north – Fairplay	Western end of SH 9 overlap
	Hartsel	239.320	385.148		SH 9 south – Cañon City	Eastern end of SH 9 overlap
Teller	Divide	278.110	447.575		SH 67 south – Cripple Creek, Victor	Western end of SH 67 overlap; Ute Pass summit
	Woodland Park	284.822	458.377		SH 67 north – Deckers	Eastern end of SH 67 overlap
		293.826	472.867		Pikes Peak Highway
El Paso	Manitou Springs	296.970	477.927	297	US 24 Bus. east (Manitou Avenue) – Manitou Springs	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Manitou Springs	299.063	481.295	299	US 24 Bus. west (Manitou Avenue)	Interchange
	Colorado Springs	303.840	488.983	141	I-25 north – Denver	Western end of I-25 overlap; exit numbers follow I-25
		305.205	491.180	140	SH 115 south (Nevada Avenue) / Tejon Street	Northern terminus of SH-115
		306.467	493.211	304A	I-25 south – Pueblo	Eastern end of I-25 overlap; western end of US 24 freeway; I-25 exit 139
		307.336	494.609	304B	Union Boulevard
		307.967	495.625	305	Circle Drive / Fountain Boulevard	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; former SH 29; east end of freeway
		309.247	497.685		Academy Boulevard	Former SH 83
		310.857	500.276		SH 21 south (Powers Boulevard) – Colorado Springs Municipal Airport	Western end of SH 21 overlap
		312.137	502.336		Airport Road east – Peterson Space Force Base
		312.512	502.939	—	Stewart Avenue	Interchange; eastbound entrance only
		313.505	504.537		SH 21 north (Powers Boulevard) / Platte Avenue west – Downtown Colorado Springs	Eastern end of SH 21/Powers Blvd overlap; SH 21 Exit 141
		314.373	505.934	—	To SH 94 east / Peterson Bouelevard / Space Village Avenue – Peterson Space Force Base	Interchange
		315.057	507.035		SH 94 east – Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs East Airport, Punkin Center
		328.467	528.616		To SH 86 / Elbert Road – Elbert, Kiowa
Elbert	No major junctions
Lincoln	Limon	379.341	610.490		US 40 west / US 287 north to I-70 west – Denver	Western end of US 40/US 287 overlap
		380.295	612.025		SH 71 south – Punkin Center	Western end of SH 71 overlap
		381.422	613.839		SH 71 north – Last Chance	Eastern end of SH 71 overlap
		381.820	614.480		I-70 – Denver, Burlington	I-70 exit 361
		383.058	616.472	363	I-70 west / US 40 east / US 287 south – Denver, Kit Carson	Eastern end of US 40/US 287 overlap; western end of I-70 overlap
		391.515	630.082	371	Genoa, Hugo
		396.553	638.190	376	Bovina
	Arriba	403.529	649.417	383	Arriba
Kit Carson		414.597	667.229	395	Flagler
	Seibert	425.395	684.607	405	I-70 east / SH 59 south – Burlington, Kit Carson	Eastern end of overlap of I-70; southern end of SH 59 overlap
	Seibert	425.846	685.333		SH 59 north – Yuma	Northern end of SH 59 overlap
	Stratton	440.339	708.657		SH 57 south
	Burlington	457.967	737.026		US 385 south (Lincoln Street) – Cheyenne Wells	Western end of US 385 overlap
		458.936	738.586		US 385 north – Wray	Eastern end of US 385 overlap
		459.215	739.035	438	I-70 west – Limon	Western end of I-70 overlap
		470.579	757.323		I-70 east / US-24 east – Goodland, Salina	Continuation into Kansas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access