State Highway 62 (SH 62) is a 23.41-mile-long (37.67 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. SH 62's western terminus is at SH 145 in Placerville, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 550 (US 550) in Ridgway.
 State Highway 62 | ||||
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 Map of western Colorado with SH 62 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 23.41 mi[1] (37.67 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH 145 at Placerville | |||
| East end |  US 550 at Ridgway | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | San Miguel, Ouray | |||
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Route description
editSH 62 starts at a junction with SH 145 just north of Placerville, Colorado in the San Miguel River valley and heads northeast up the Leopard Creek Canyon. The highway bends slowly to the east before crossing the Dallas Divide at an elevation of 8,983 feet (2,738 m). It then follows Cottonwood and Dallas creeks downstream to Ridgway, Colorado. The highway crosses the Uncompahgre River just before ending at a junction with US 550.[2]
State Highway 62 is part of the San Juan Skyway, designated as a National Scenic Byway in 1996.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| San Miguel | Placerville | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH 145 – Norwood, Telluride | Western terminus |
| Ouray | Ridgway | 23.414 | 37.681 | US 550 | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Segment list for SH 62". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (Third ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. p. 66. ISBN 0-89933-206-4.
- ^ "San Juan Skyway". American's Byways. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
External links
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