State Highway 144 is a 28.7 mi (46.2 km) long state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in northeastern Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

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Route description

SH 144 begins in the west at Interstate 76 and proceeds initially to the north; after 2.8 mi (4.5 km), the road crosses U.S. Highway 34. After another 3.8 mi (6.1 km), the route crosses the South Platte River

South Platte River

The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American Midwest and the American Southwest/Mountain West, located in the U.S. states of Colorado and Nebraska...

 and begins to curve in a broad arc to the east roughly following a meander of the South Platte. Continuing now in a generally westward direction, SH 144 meets the north end of State Highway 39

Colorado State Highway 39

-Route description:SH 39 runs , starting at a junction with I-76 near Wiggins, going north across the South Platte River and ending at a junction with SH 144 near Jackson Lake State Park.-Major intersections:The entire route is in Morgan County....

 at Goodrich. The road then continues its arc westward and eventually WSW through Weldona

Weldona, Colorado

Weldona is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The Weldona Post Office has the ZIP Code 80653....

, again across the South Platte River, and through Log Lane Village

Log Lane Village, Colorado

Log Lane Village is a Statutory Town in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,006 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Log Lane Village is located at ....

. Now traveling in approximately a southwesterly direction, SH 144 crosses to the south side of Interstate 76 and continues for a further 1.4 mi (2.3 km) to its eastern terminus at State Highway 52

Colorado State Highway 52

State Highway 52 is a long state highway in northeastern Colorado.-Route description:SH 52 begins near Niwot, winding east from its western terminus past US 287 to I-25, near the towns of Dacono, Frederick, and Firestone The highway has interchanges with US 85, then continues east to I-76 in Hudson...

 in Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan, Colorado

The City of Fort Morgan is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the city population was 10,844 in 2005.-History:...

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Major intersections

The entire route is in Morgan County

Morgan County, Colorado

Morgan County is the 18th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. The county population was 27,171 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the...

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Location	Mile	Destination	Notes
	0.000		West end of route
	2.821
Goodrich	10.493
	27.419
Fort Morgan Fort Morgan, Colorado The City of Fort Morgan is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the city population was 10,844 in 2005.-History:...	28.796		East end of route