Eastern Mojave Vegetation | US Hwy 40 |
Tom Schweich |
In Utah and Colorado, US Highway 40 runs from US I-80 near Park City, to US I-70 west of Denver. | ||||
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Start - Exit I-80 Exit 148 Mile 148, UT | |||
Locations: Parley's Park. |
Parley's Park. | |||
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Heber City | |||
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Duchesne | |||
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Roosevelt | |||
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Locations: Vernal. |
Vernal | |||
Jct: UT Hwy 149, Dinosaur National Monument | ||||
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Dinosaur National Monument.
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Dinosaur National Monument
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Jct: Park Service Road | ||||
Utah above … Colorado below … | ||||
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Maybell | |||
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Lay | |||
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Junction: CO Highway 13, south | |||
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Junction: Yampa Avenue, CO State Highway 13, north to Wyoming. | |||
Locations: Craig. |
Craig | |||
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Junction: Routt County Route 129 “Elk River Road” | |||
Junction: 13th Street, to library and across Yampa River to Steamboat Springs depot. | ||||
Junction: 12th Street north to Colorado Mountain College. | ||||
Junction: 12th Street south | ||||
Junction: 11th Street | ||||
Junction: 10th Street | ||||
Junction: 9th Street | ||||
Junction: 8th Street | ||||
Junction: 7th Street, another possible route northeast to County Route 36. | ||||
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Junction: 6th Street, one possible street to take northeast to County Route 36 (ultimately to Buffalo Pass). | |||
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Steamboat Springs.
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Steamboat Springs
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Junction: 5th Street, across the Yampa River to the rodeo grounds. | ||||
Junction: 4th Street | ||||
Junction: 3rd Street, to Fish Creek Falls Road. | ||||
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 131, south through Yampa to US I-70 at Wolcott. | |||
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View of Lake Catamount on the Yampa River. | |||
Walton Creek drainage into the Yampa River above … Cross a really small divide … | ||||
Cross Muddy Creek | ||||
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Junction: Forest Road 100 and County Road 19, south along the crest of the Gore Range to Colorado Highway 134. | |||
Locations: Rabbit Ears Pass. |
Rabbit Ears PassMuddy Creek drainage to the Colorado River above ... Grand County above … Elevation 9429 feet. Continental Divide. Jackson County below … Grizzly Creek drainage to Walden and the North Platte River below … | |||
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 14, northeast to Walden. | |||
Locations: Muddy Pass. |
Muddy PassJackson County above … Grizzly Creek drainage to Walden and the North Platte River above … Muddy Pass. Elevation 8710 feet. Continental Divide. Grand County below … Muddy Creek to the Colorado River below … | |||
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Locations: Kremmling. |
KremmlingJunction: Colorado State Highway 9, south to Interstate 70 at Silverthorne and Frisco. | |||
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 134, over Gore Pass through the Gore Range, and to County Road 19 north through Buffalo Park. | |||
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Colorado River.
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Hot Sulphur Springs | |||
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Locations: Windy Gap Reservoir. |
Windy Gap Reservoir
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Junction: Colorado State Highway 125, north to Walden and Wyoming. | |||
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Junction: US Highway 34, north to Rocky Mountain National Park, and then Berwyn, Illinois. | |||
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Granby | |||
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Fraser | |||
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Junction: County Highway 80, “Corona Pass Road”, to Rollins Pass. | |||
Junction: Old Town Drive, west into Winter Park, or east into Condohoganland. | ||||
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Locations: Moffat Overlook. |
Moffat OverlookAccessible from southbound lanes (compass-wise) or eastbound lanes (highway directions). | |||
Junction: Winter Park Drive, west, then north into Winter Park, and the West Portal of the Moffat Tunnel. | ||||
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Berthoud Pass.
BerthoudPassDitch.
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Berthoud Pass
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Junction: County Road 202 / Forest Road 144 “Jones Pass Road” | |||
Locations: Empire. |
Empire | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 70 at Exit 232 | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 70, Genesee Trail Road, S. Genesee Mountain Road, S. Mt. Vernon Country Club Road | |||
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Junction: Rockland Road, to Rockland Church and Cemetery. | |||
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Junction: South Lookout Mountain Road, north to Lookout Mountain, and then to Golden at US Highway 6 and 19th Avenue. Part of Lariat Loop. | |||
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Junction: Paradise Road, to Apex Park. | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 70, Genesee Ridge Road, S. Grapevine Road | |||
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Junction:
US Highway 40 continues on W. Colfax Road below … | |||
Locations: Golden. |
Golden below … | |||
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Tin Cup Ridge.
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Entrance to Specifications quarry. | ||||
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Tin Cup Ridge.
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View towards US I-70, from Tin Cup Ridge. | |||
Entrance to Heritage Square. | ||||
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Junction: County Road 93 -- Heritage Road, to US Hwy 6 and Golden. | |||
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Intersection: Zeta Street Wrigley's Chicago Bar & Grill to the south. | |||
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Intersection: Rooney Road, West Street | |||
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Intersection: Colorado Highway 470, Johnson Road | |||
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Intersection: 6th Avenue | |||
Locations: Golden. |
Golden above … | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 70, at Exit 262 in Pleasant View, Colorado | |||
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Junction: at Indiana (access to S. Golden Road), Denver West Colorado Mills Blvd. | |||
Junction: Denver West Colorado Mills Parkway, north for Denver West Marriott Blvd., and Interstate 70. | ||||
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Junction: Youngfield Street | |||
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Junction: Simms Street | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 25 | |||
Court Place | ||||
14th Street | ||||
Locations: Denver Mountain Parks. |
Denver Parks and Recreation | |||
15th Street | ||||
Cheyenne Place | ||||
W. Colfax Avenue above … Intersection: Broadway E. Colfax Avenue below … | ||||
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Limon | |||
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Junction: US Interstate 70, west to Denver. | |||
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Hugo | |||
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Kit Carson | |||
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Junction: US Highway 287, south to Lamar. | |||
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UP 8977 and UP 7254 pulling a string of empty tri-levels eastbound, today (4/28/2016), between Kit Carson and Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. | |||
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Firstview | |||
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Locations:
Cheyenne Wells.
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Cheyenne Wells
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Junction: US Highway 385, north, through Cheyenne Wells to Deadwood, South Dakota. | ||||
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Junction: US Highway 385, south to Lamar. | |||
Colorado above … Kansas below … | ||||
Kansas above … Missouri below … | ||||
Missouri above … Illinois below … | ||||
Illinois above… Indiana below … | ||||
Indiana above … Ohio below … | ||||
Ohio above … West Virginia below … | ||||
West Virginia above … Pensylvannia below … | ||||
Pensylvania above … Maryland below … | ||||
Maryland above … Delaware below … | ||||
Delaware above … New Jersey below … | ||||
Guanella Reservoir, water supply for Golden. | ||||
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Date and time this article was prepared: 1/5/2025 2:34:30 PM |