Colorado State Highway 57
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Colorado State Highway 57 is an extremely short, half-mile-long highway in Kit Carson County
in the Eastern Plains of Colorado
. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 70
and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 24
in Stratton
.
As of 2008, approximately 1600 cars used the route daily.
just outside Stratton
with a diamond interchange and then heads northward. It enters the Stratton
city limits about 1/5 mi after the Interstate 70 interchange. It then intersects Seventh Street, Sixth Street, and Fifth Street, in that order, ending at U.S. Route 24
in Stratton
. The route is entirely unmarked; there are no signs along its entire length designating the route as State Highway 57. However, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) still recognizes it as a state highway and maintains it as needed.
near Kirk
and continued to its current terminus at U.S. Route 24
. Another 8 miles (12.9 km) section was added to SH 57 north of U.S. Route 24 in 1939. Most of the route was de-designated in 1954, leaving only 9 miles (14.5 km) around Stratton
. This entire length was paved in 1956. The route was linked to Interstate 70 from U.S. Route 24 in 1966 when the Interstate Highway System
was built, and the 8 miles (12.9 km) stretch north of US 24 was removed from the numbered route in 1992, leaving the half-mile stretch seen today.
.
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|Stratton
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Kit Carson County, Colorado
Kit Carson County is the 18th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 8,011 at U.S. Census 2000. The county was named for Kit Carson...
in the Eastern Plains of 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...
. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 70
Interstate 70 in Colorado
Interstate 70 is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland. In Colorado, the highway traverses an east–west route across the center of the state. In western Colorado, the highway connects the metropolitan areas of Grand...
and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 in Colorado
U.S. Route 24 is a major east–west route in the U.S. state of Colorado.-Route description:It traverses the Rocky Mountains, starting near Minturn. It then continues east for about 30 miles Leadville where it turns south and goes to Buena Vista where it becomes concurrent with US 285. It...
in Stratton
Stratton, Colorado
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.-Geography:...
.
As of 2008, approximately 1600 cars used the route daily.
Route description
The route begins at Interstate 70Interstate 70 in Colorado
Interstate 70 is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland. In Colorado, the highway traverses an east–west route across the center of the state. In western Colorado, the highway connects the metropolitan areas of Grand...
just outside Stratton
Stratton, Colorado
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.-Geography:...
with a diamond interchange and then heads northward. It enters the Stratton
Stratton, Colorado
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.-Geography:...
city limits about 1/5 mi after the Interstate 70 interchange. It then intersects Seventh Street, Sixth Street, and Fifth Street, in that order, ending at U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 in Colorado
U.S. Route 24 is a major east–west route in the U.S. state of Colorado.-Route description:It traverses the Rocky Mountains, starting near Minturn. It then continues east for about 30 miles Leadville where it turns south and goes to Buena Vista where it becomes concurrent with US 285. It...
in Stratton
Stratton, Colorado
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.-Geography:...
. The route is entirely unmarked; there are no signs along its entire length designating the route as State Highway 57. However, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) still recognizes it as a state highway and maintains it as needed.
History
The route was established in the 1920s. At the time of its establishment, the route was far longer than it is today: it began at U.S. Route 36U.S. Route 36 in Colorado
U.S. Route 36 is a major east–west route in the U.S. state of Colorado, extending from Rocky Mountain National Park to the Kansas state line.-Route description:...
near Kirk
Kirk, Colorado
Kirk is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 59.The Kirk Post Office has the ZIP Code 80824....
and continued to its current terminus at U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...
. Another 8 miles (12.9 km) section was added to SH 57 north of U.S. Route 24 in 1939. Most of the route was de-designated in 1954, leaving only 9 miles (14.5 km) around Stratton
Stratton, Colorado
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.-Geography:...
. This entire length was paved in 1956. The route was linked to Interstate 70 from U.S. Route 24 in 1966 when the Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
was built, and the 8 miles (12.9 km) stretch north of US 24 was removed from the numbered route in 1992, leaving the half-mile stretch seen today.
Major intersections
The entire route is located in Kit Carson County, ColoradoKit Carson County, Colorado
Kit Carson County is the 18th most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 8,011 at U.S. Census 2000. The county was named for Kit Carson...
.
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|0.000
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|South end of route
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|Stratton
Stratton, Colorado
Stratton is a Statutory Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.-Geography:...
|0.534
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|North end of route