Colorado State Highway 71

State Highway 71 (CO 71 or SH 71) is a 224-mile-long (360 km) state highway passing several other highways in northern and central Colorado. SH 71's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 350 (US 350) near La Junta, and the northern terminus is a continuation as Nebraska Highway 71 (N-71) at the Nebraska border, which eventually crosses into South Dakota as South Dakota Highway 71 (SD-71), making Highway 71 a triple-state highway.

State Highway 71 marker
State Highway 71
Map of eastern Colorado with SH 71 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length224.65 mi[1] (361.54 km)
Major junctions
South end US 350 near La Junta
Major intersections
North end N-71 south of Kimball
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesOtero, Crowley, Lincoln, Washington, Morgan, Weld
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 69 SH 72

State Highway 71 is the subject of a truck freight diversion feasibility study being conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation to explore diverting truck traffic from Interstate 25.[2]

Route description

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SH 71 as it enters Snyder
 
Looking North on Colorado State Highway 71

SH 71 begins at its southern terminus with U.S. Route 350 in La Junta, Colorado. It proceeds north into Crowley County and the city of Ordway, where it is signed as Phantom Avenue. The highway continues northward to a junction with Interstate 70 (I-70) adjacent to US 24.

In La Junta, the highway continues north for several miles to Ordway, then it takes a northeast turn to Limon. It then goes back north and skirts the town of Brush. It then heads through rural country to Nebraska.

In Stoneham, the state portion of the road overlaps County Road 142 and heads to the north. The route takes a northeast turn and continues in to Nebraska as N-71.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Otero0.000.00  US 350 – Trinidad, La Junta, TimpasSouthern terminus
9.0314.53 
 
SH 10 west – Walsenburg
south end of SH 10 overlap
9.615.4 
 
SH 10 east – La Junta
north end of SH 10 overlap
Rocky Ford14.5423.40 
 
 
 
US 50 east / SH 266 east – Cheraw, La Junta
south end of US 50 overlap; western terminus of SH 266
 
 
SH 202 west
Eastern terminus of SH 202
16.1626.01 
 
US 50 west – Pueblo
north end of US 50 overlap
CrowleyOrdway26.6542.89 
 
SH 96 west – Pueblo
south end of SH 96 overlap
26.8843.26 
 
SH 96 east – Eads, Ordway Business District
north end of SH 96 overlap
LincolnPunkin Center72.6116.8  SH 94 – Colorado Springs, Kit Carson
Limon101.06162.64 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 24 west / US 40 west / US 287 north to I-70 – Denver
south end of US 24 / US 40 / US 287 overlap
101.97164.10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 24 east / US 40 east / US 287 south to I-70 – Burlington
north end of US 24 / US 40 / US 287 overlap
WashingtonLast Chance138.02222.12  US 36 – Denver, Anton
Morgan174.36280.61 
 
 
 
US 34 east to I-76 – Sterling, Wray
south end of US 34 overlap
Brush175.49282.42 
 
US 34 west
north end of US 34 overlap
176.45283.97  I-76 (US 6) – Denver, Fort Morgan, SterlingI-76 exit 90. (Denver is not explicitly signed for I-76 West at the intersection - only Fort Morgan)
Weld201.64324.51 
 
SH 14 east – Sterling
south end of SH 14 overlap
205.52330.75 
 
SH 14 west – Ault, Fort Collins
north end of SH 14 overlap
232.9374.8 
 
N-71 north – Kimball
Continues north at Nebraska state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ "Segment list for SH 71". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Resources". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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