Colorado State Highway 63

State Highway 63 (SH 63) is a 56.4 mi (90.8 km) long state highway in northeastern Colorado. SH 63's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Anton, and the northern terminus is at US 6 in Atwood.

State Highway 63
Map of northeastern Colorado with SH 63 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	56.4 mi (90.8 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 36 at Anton
Major intersections	US 34 at Akron I-76 south of Atwood
North end	US 6 at Atwood
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Washington, Logan
Highway system
Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SH 62 → SH 64

Looking north along Highway 63 at the Logan / Washington county line

Route description

SH 63 begins in the south at a junction with U.S. Highway 36 at Anton and proceeds north through remote, sparsely populated land for roughly 29 miles (47 km) before reaching a junction with U.S. Highway 34 at Akron. From there, the route continues north for a further 24 miles (39 km) to cross Interstate 76 at that highway's exit 115 and after roughly four more miles arrives at its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 6 in Atwood.

History

SH 63 was defined in the 1920s by the Colorado Department of Transportation, when it connected State Highway 96 in Haswell to Atwood at U.S. Highway 6. A gap appeared near Haswell in 1946. The section was later deleted by 1954, leaving its current routing from Anton to Atwood. This section was paved by 1961.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	Anton	0.000	0.000	US 36	Southern terminus
	Akron	29.006	46.681	US 34 (1st Avenue) – Brush, Wray
Logan	​	53.290	85.762	I-76	I-76 exit 115
	Atwood	56.412	90.786	US 6 – Merino, Brush, Sterling	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

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