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Colorado State Highway 131
State Highway 131 (SH 131) is a long north–south state highway in the U.S. State of Colorado. SH 131's southern terminus is at Interstate 70 in Colorado, Interstate 70 (I-70) in Wolcott, Colorado, Wolcott, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 40 in Colorado, U.S. Route 40 (US 40) east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Steamboat Springs. SH 131 travels through the towns of State Bridge, Bond, Colorado, Bond, McCoy, Colorado, McCoy, Toponas, Yampa, and Oak Creek, Colorado, Oak Creek. History The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected State Bridge, Colorado, State Bridge to its current terminus at US 40. The route was then paved from its north end to Yampa, Colorado, Yampa by 1946. SH 11 (now moved) was deleted by 1954, giving the section from Wolcott, Colorado, Wolcott to State Bridge to SH 131. The entire route was paved by 1970. SH 131 was then extended to I-70 in 1972. Major intersections References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the country. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 (US 40, the old National Road) east of the Rocky Mountains. West of the Rockies, the route of I-70 was derived from multiple sources. The Interstate runs through or near many major cities, including Denver, Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. The sections of the Interstate in Missouri and Kansas have laid claim to be the first Interstate in the United States. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has claimed the section of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, completed in 1992, to be the last piece of the Interstate Highway System, as originally planned, to open to traffic. The construction of I-70 in Colorado and Utah is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCoy, Colorado
McCoy is an unincorporated town, a census-designated place (CDP), and a post office located in and governed by Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The McCoy post office has the ZIP Code 80463. At the United States Census 2010, the population of the McCoy CDP was 24, while the population of the 80463 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 136 including adjacent areas. History The McCoy Post Office has been in operation since 1891. The community was named after Charles H. McCoy, a cattleman. Geography McCoy is located along the northern border of Eagle County in the valley of Rock Creek, less than one mile north of its mouth at the Colorado River. Colorado State Highway 131 passes through the community, leading south to Interstate 70 at Wolcott and north to Steamboat Springs. The McCoy CDP has an area of , all land. Demographics The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the See also * Outline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado River
The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. The name Colorado derives from the Spanish language for "colored reddish" due to its heavy silt load. Starting in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado, it flows generally southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon before reaching Lake Mead on the Arizona–Nevada border, where it turns south toward the international border. After entering Mexico, the Colorado approaches the mostly dry Colorado River Delta at the tip of the Gulf of California between Baja California and Sonora. Known for its dramatic canyons, whitewater rapids, and eleven U.S. National Parks, the Colorado River and its tributaries are a vital source of water for 40 million people. An extensive system of dams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highways In Colorado
The state highways of Colorado are a system of public paved roads funded and maintained by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in the U.S. state of Colorado. These are state highways, which are typically abbreviated SH. The numbered highways within the state begin at 1 and increase, with exception of numbers already designated as United States Numbered Highways or Interstate Highway The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...s. In 1953, many highways were decommissioned or lost mileage. Before the 1968 Colorado state highway renumbering, highways were cosigned with U.S. Highways and Interstate Highways, and there were highways matching U.S. Highway and Interstate Highway numbers. State highways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yampa, Colorado
Yampa is a statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 429 at the 2010 census. City name is the Northern Ute word for the ''Perideridia'' root, which was an important food source. Geography Yampa is at (40.153250, -106.908437). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Yampa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80 days. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 443 people, 187 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 211 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.39% White, 0.23% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.23% Pacif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Bridge, Colorado
State Bridge is an unincorporated community in Eagle County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. History A post office called State Bridge was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1915. The community is named for a bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ... near the town site. References Unincorporated communities in Eagle County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Creek, Colorado
Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 884 at the 2010 census. Description The town was incorporated in 1907 as a coal mining town. The community was named for scrub oak near the original town site. Geography Oak Creek is located at (40.275049, -106.957607). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 849 people, 366 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 441 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.40% White, 2.47% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.71% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.59% of the population. There were 366 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yampa
Yampa is a statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 429 at the 2010 census. City name is the Northern Ute word for the '' Perideridia'' root, which was an important food source. Geography Yampa is at (40.153250, -106.908437). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Yampa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80 days. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 443 people, 187 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 211 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.39% White, 0.23% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.23% Paci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponas
Toponas is an unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado, United States. Description The community took its name from nearby Toponas Rock. The population in 2010 was 48; in 2017 it is estimated at 26, all in ages ranging from 55 years upwards. As of 2015, the village consists of a large general store with gas pumps, and a few ranch houses and attendant outbuildings. Just west of the village is a post office, currently serving ZIP Code 80479, which has been in operation since 1888. The community took its name from nearby Toponas Rock. Geography Toponas is located at (40.057841,-106.801357). Despite the small size of the town, this is a strategic location, lying in a broad mountain pass on the divide between the Yampa River to the north and the Colorado River to the south. As a result, the town is traversed by not only State Highway 131, but also the former Craig branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Toponas also lies at the west end of State Highw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bond, Colorado
Bond is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The Bond Post Office has the ZIP Code 80423. Although Bond has never had a sizable population, the town has significant railroad history, and once was a stop for most of the passenger trains along the Denver and Rio Grande Western's main line. Geography Bond is located at (39.874175,-106.687374), west of Denver at an elevation of . It is located on the Colorado River, and is at the southern terminus of the Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway. Railroad Bond was originally served by the never finished Denver and Salt Lake Railroad as a midpoint to the railroad's eventual terminus in Craig, Colorado. Bond was the closest point of the rail line to the nearest through line, the Denver and Rio Grande Western's (D&RGW) line which passed through Dotsero about downstream. After the D&RGW purchased the rights to connect the two lines, with the intent of having a more dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 70 (Colorado)
Interstate 70 (I-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 Junction and Denver via a route through the Rocky Mountains. In eastern Colorado, the highway crosses the Great Plains, connecting Denver with metropolitan areas in Kansas and Missouri. Bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles, normally prohibited on Interstate Highways, are allowed on those stretches of I-70 in the Rockies where no other through route exists. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) lists the construction of I-70 among the engineering marvels undertaken in the Interstate Highway System and cites four major accomplishments: the section through the Dakota Hogback, Eisenhower Tunnel, Vail Pass, and Glenwood Canyon. The Eisenhower Tunnel, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Bridge
State Bridge is an unincorporated community in Eagle County Eagle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,731. The county seat is the Town of Eagle and the most populous community is Edwards. The county is named for the Eagle River. Eagl ..., in the U.S. state of Colorado. History A post office called State Bridge was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1915. The community is named for a bridge near the town site. References Unincorporated communities in Eagle County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
