Colorado State Highway 10

State Highway 10 marker
State Highway 10
Map of south central Colorado with SH 10 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length71.968 mi[1] (115.821 km)
Major junctions
West end I-25 / US 160 in Walsenburg
East end US 50 in La Junta
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesHuerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Otero
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 9 SH 11
Looking northeast along SH 10 east of Walsenburg

State Highway 10 (SH 10) is a 71.968-mile-long (115.821 km) state highway in the US state of Colorado. SH 10's western terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25) and U.S. Route 160 (US 160) in Walsenburg, and the eastern terminus is at US 50 in La Junta.

Route description

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SH 10 begins at an interchange with I-25 east of Walsenburg. It then heads east-northeast in a straight line, passing through Las Animas County and Pueblo County, before entering Otero County. The highway then turns due east, intersecting SH 71 in Hawley, before terminating at US 50 in La Junta.

History

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The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at the Utah state line near Dove Creek and went east to Walsenburg on today's Interstate 25. By 1936, a section was added pushing SH 10's terminus east to La Junta. By 1938, the route was corrected in a more straight line and most of the route was paved. The entire route was paved by 1960. The entire section from the Utah border to Walsenburg, the original alignment of the route, was relinquished in 1968.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HuerfanoWalsenburg0.0000.000
US 160 west – Walsenburg
Continuation west from western terminus

I-25 north – Pueblo


I-25 south / US 160 east – Trinidad
Western terminus; I-25 exit 50
Las Animas
No major junctions
Pueblo
No major junctions
OteroHawley62.731100.956

SH 71 south to US 350 – Trinidad
Western end of SH 71 concurrency
63.231101.760
SH 71 north – Rocky Ford
Eastern end of SH 71 concurrency
La Junta71.968115.821 US 50 – Pueblo, LamarEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Segment list for SH 10". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved 2010-05-26.
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