State Highway 63 (SH 63) is a 56.4 mi (90.8 km) long state highway in northeastern Colorado. SH 63's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Anton, and the northern terminus is at US 6 in Atwood.
State Highway 63 | ||||
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 Map of northeastern Colorado with SH 63 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 56.4 mi[1] (90.8 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 36 at Anton | |||
| North end |  US 6 at Atwood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Washington, Logan | |||
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Route description edit
SH 63 begins in the south at a junction with U.S. Highway 36 at Anton and proceeds north through remote, sparsely populated land for roughly 29 miles (47 km) before reaching a junction with U.S. Highway 34 at Akron. From there, the route continues north for a further 24 miles (39 km) to cross Interstate 76 at that highway's exit 115 and after roughly four more miles arrives at its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 6 in Atwood.
History edit
SH 63 was defined in the 1920s by the Colorado Department of Transportation, when it connected State Highway 96 in Haswell to Atwood at U.S. Highway 6. A gap appeared near Haswell in 1946. The section was later deleted by 1954, leaving its current routing from Anton to Atwood. This section was paved by 1961.[2]
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Washington | Anton | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 36 | Southern terminus |
| Akron | 29.006 | 46.681 |  US 34 (1st Avenue) – Brush, Wray | ||
| Logan | | 53.290 | 85.762 |  I-76 | I-76 exit 115 |
| Atwood | 56.412 | 90.786 | US 6 – Merino, Brush, Sterling | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Segment Descriptions for Highway 63". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 60-79". Retrieved 2010-04-11.
External links edit
Media related to Colorado State Highway 63 at Wikimedia Commons