Colorado State Highway 79
Encyclopedia
State Highway 79 is a 23.8 mi (38.3 km) long state highway
in Adams
and Weld
counties in Colorado
. It starts at The highway is also called "Kiowa–Bennett Road" and "Converse Road". It traverses through remote, open plain. The highway does not pass through any towns. It does service some subdivisions in the area. SH 79 ends at SH 52 in Prospect Valley
.
, concurrent there with U.S. Route 287
and U.S. Route 40
. It then heads northward into the town of Bennett
, where it abruptly turns eastward and begins a short concurrency with U.S. Route 36
. It then heads back northward slowly into a mass of rectangular fields, crossing the Adams
–Weld
county line. It continues northward in the same terrain, crossing numerous county roads, to its north end at SH 52
.
in 1954. The following year, the extension was deleted. The road was entirely paved and extended again down to its current terminus at Interstate 70
in 1963.
!County
!Location
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!Destination
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|rowspan=3|Adams
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|Interchange
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|rowspan=2|Bennett
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|1.24
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|bgcolor=#ddffdd|South end of SH 36 overlap; Former US 36
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|bgcolor=#ddffdd|1.58
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|North end of SH 36 overlap; Former US 36
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|Weld
|Prospect Valley
|23.89
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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 Adams
Adams County, Colorado
Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 441,603 in 2010 census, a 21.4% increase since 2000 census. Adams County is named for Alva Adams, Governor of the...
and Weld
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
counties in 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...
. It starts at The highway is also called "Kiowa–Bennett Road" and "Converse Road". It traverses through remote, open plain. The highway does not pass through any towns. It does service some subdivisions in the area. SH 79 ends at SH 52 in Prospect Valley
Prospect Valley, Colorado
Prospect Valley is an unincorporated town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Post Office at Hudson serves the Prospect Valley postal address. SH 52 runs east and west through the community.-Geography:...
.
Route description
The road 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...
, concurrent there with U.S. Route 287
U.S. Route 287
U.S. Route 287 is a north–south United States highway. It is long. It serves as the major truck route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo...
and U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...
. It then heads northward into the town of Bennett
Bennett, Colorado
The town of Bennett is a Statutory Town in Adams and Arapahoe counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the town had a population of 2,536 in 2005...
, where it abruptly turns eastward and begins a short concurrency with U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36
U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...
. It then heads back northward slowly into a mass of rectangular fields, crossing the Adams
Adams County, Colorado
Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 441,603 in 2010 census, a 21.4% increase since 2000 census. Adams County is named for Alva Adams, Governor of the...
–Weld
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
county line. It continues northward in the same terrain, crossing numerous county roads, to its north end at SH 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...
.
History
The road was established in the 1920s, when it connected Bennett to Prospect. SH 79 was extended to Elbert CountyElbert County, Colorado
Elbert County is the 21st most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 19,872 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Kiowa...
in 1954. The following year, the extension was deleted. The road was entirely paved and extended again down to its current terminus 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...
in 1963.
Major intersections
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!Location
!Mile
!Destination
!Notes
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|rowspan=3|Adams
Adams County, Colorado
Adams County is the fifth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 441,603 in 2010 census, a 21.4% increase since 2000 census. Adams County is named for Alva Adams, Governor of the...
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|0.00
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|Interchange
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|rowspan=2|Bennett
Bennett, Colorado
The town of Bennett is a Statutory Town in Adams and Arapahoe counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the town had a population of 2,536 in 2005...
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|1.24
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|South end of SH 36 overlap; Former US 36
|-
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|1.58
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|
|bgcolor=#ddffdd|North end of SH 36 overlap; Former US 36
|-
|Weld
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
|Prospect Valley
Prospect Valley, Colorado
Prospect Valley is an unincorporated town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The Post Office at Hudson serves the Prospect Valley postal address. SH 52 runs east and west through the community.-Geography:...
|23.89
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