State Highway 96 is a 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 eastern 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 eastern terminus is at the Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

 state line east of Towner

Towner, Colorado

Towner is a census-designated place in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 22. The U.S. Post Office at Sheridan Lake now serves Towner postal addresses. The town was originally known as Memphis. It was a frequent attraction for Kansans when their...

 where it continues as K-96

K-96 (Kansas highway)

K-96 is a state highway in central and southern Kansas. Its western terminus is at the Colorado state line east of Towner, Colorado, where it continues as Colorado State Highway 96; its eastern terminus since 1999 is at U.S. Route 54/U.S. Route 400 east of Wichita.The eastern terminus was once at...

; its western terminus is at State Highway 69

Colorado State Highway 69

State Highway 69 is a highway in Colorado that connects Walsenburg and Westcliff.-Route description:SH 69 runs , starting at a junction with I-25 just north of Walsenburg. The highway heads northwest over Long Saddle Pass and Promontory Divide Pass to Westcliff and ends at a junction with U.S...

 at Westcliffe

Westcliffe, Colorado

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The highway passes and intersects many major highways and several state highways along its 207 mile route.

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when the routing was exactly as it is today. Several portions were paved by 1946 including the segment from Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....

 to Boone

Boone, Colorado

Boone is a Statutory Town in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Pueblo, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 333 at the 2000 census....

, Olney Springs

Olney Springs, Colorado

Olney Springs is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 389 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Olney Springs is located at ....

 to Sugar City

Sugar City, Colorado

Sugar City is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sugar City is located at ....

, and from Haswell

Haswell, Colorado

The Town of Haswell is a Statutory Town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 84 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Haswell is located at ....

 to the Kansas state line. The segment of SH 96 concurrent with US 50 was constructed as a expressway by 1957. The entire route was paved by 1964.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Custer Custer County, Colorado Custer County is the tenth least populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 3,503 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Westcliffe.- History :...	Westcliffe Westcliffe, Colorado -Nonprofit Cultural Groups:* * * * * -Media:* * * -External links:***...	0.000		Western terminus
		16.5
	Wetmore Wetmore, Colorado Wetmore is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Custer County, Colorado, United States. The Wetmore Post Office has the ZIP Code 81253....	26
Pueblo Pueblo County, Colorado Pueblo County is the tenth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village". The United States Census Bureau estimates that the...	Pueblo Pueblo, Colorado Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....	52
		54	Abreindo Avenue
		55.5	Santa Fe Avenue
		55.5
		56
		57	Troy Avenue
		58
		58		Western terminus of US 50 overlap
		61	Paul Harvey Boulevard- Pueblo Memorial Airport Pueblo Memorial Airport Pueblo Memorial Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles east of the central business district of Pueblo, a city in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. The Pueblo Airport is a popular...
		61.5
		64
		68.5	3rd Street- Pueblo Chemical Depot Pueblo Chemical Depot The Pueblo Chemical Depot is a chemical weapons storage site located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.The depot houses 2,611 tons of mustard agent in approximately 780,000 munitions, equivalent to about seven percent of the original chemical material stockpile of the United States...
		70		Eastern end of US 50 overlap
	Boone Boone, Colorado Boone is a Statutory Town in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Pueblo, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 333 at the 2000 census....	75
		76	Boone Road
Crowley Crowley County, Colorado Crowley County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 5,518 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Ordway.- History :...	Crowley Crowley, Colorado Crowley is a Statutory Town in Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crowley is located at ....	99
	Ordway Ordway, Colorado The Town of Ordway is a Statutory Town that is the county seat and most populous town of Crowley County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,248 at the U.S...	105
Kiowa Kiowa County, Colorado Kiowa County is the second least densely populated of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 1,622 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Eads...	Eads Eads, Colorado The Town of Eads is a Statutory Town that is the county seat and the most populous town of Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 747 at the 2000 census...	165		West end of US 287 overlap
		168		East end of US 287 overlap
	Sheridan Lake Sheridan Lake, Colorado The Town of Sheridan Lake is a Statutory Town located in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The population was 66 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sheridan Lake is located at ....	193
		207.5		Eastern terminus of SH 96 in Colorado