State Highway 15 in the
U.S.
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state of
Colorado
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is a north–south, then east–west,
state highway
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in the
San Luis Valley
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region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of
Monte Vista and
La Jara. There is a gap in the route.
Route description
SH 15 begins at a concurrency between
US 285
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and
US 160
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. After heading south for about , at the Rio Grande-Conejos county line, there exists an gap
filled in by Conejos County Route 6.
After the gap, SH 15 reappears in
Centro
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and heads east to pass through
Capulin
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, cross over the
La Jara Creek, and end at
US 285
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, north of
La Jara.
History
The route was established in the 1920s as a much longer route, but it was gradually cut down to its current length. The route was paved in 1957.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Colorado
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References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Colorado State Highway 015
Transportation in Rio Grande County, Colorado
Transportation in Conejos County, Colorado
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