Colorado State Highway 202

State Highway 202 (SH 202) is a short highway in Otero County, Colorado. SH 202's western terminus is at County Route 16 (CR 16) where it continues west as CR FF west of Rocky Ford, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and SH 71 in Rocky Ford.

State Highway 202 marker

State Highway 202

Map of Otero County in southeastern Colorado with SH 202 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length3.228 mi[1] (5.195 km)
Major junctions
West end CR 16 / CR FF west of Rocky Ford
East end US 50 / SH 71 in Rocky Ford
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesOtero
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 196 SH 207

Route description edit

SH 202 begins at the intersection with County Road 16 and County Road FF. It heads east, crossing two waterways, the Catlin and Otero canals, The road then passes through a mix of rural housing and farmland before entering the city limits of Rocky Ford and turning north toward the intersection of South Second Street and Walnut Avenue.[1]

The route then travels north along Second Street for two blocks, crossing a line of the BNSF Railway before intersecting Elm Street, a one-way street which carries eastbound US 50 and southbound SH 71. SH 202 heads to the northeast for two blocks along Second Street and intersects Swink Avenue, the opposite one-way direction of US 50 and SH 71, where the state highway ends.[1]

Major intersections edit

The entire route is in Otero County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Rocky Ford0.0000.000 
 
 
 
US 50 west / SH 71 north (Swink Avenue)
Eastern terminus
0.1100.177 
 
 
 
US 50 east / SH 71 south (Elm Street)
3.2285.195 
 
 
 
CR 16 north / CR FF west
Western terminus; road continues as CR FF
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Segment list for SH 202". Retrieved 2011-01-23.[permanent dead link]

External links edit

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