State Highway 109 (SH 109) is a long
state highway
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in southeastern
Colorado
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. SH 109's southern terminus is at
U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465 mile (2,358 km) long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 five miles (8 km) west of Tuba City, Arizo ...
(US 160) north of
Kim, and the northern terminus a continuation north as Grand Avenue in
Cheraw
The Cheraw people, also known as the Saraw or Saura, were a Siouan-speaking tribe of indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina near the Sauratown Mountains, east of Pilot Mountain and north of the Yad ...
.
Route description
The road begins in the south at its junction with
US 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465 mile (2,358 km) long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 five miles (8 km) west of Tuba City, Arizo ...
roughly two miles north of
Kim. From there the road proceeds northward for through remote, sparsely populated land, including a section of
Comanche National Grassland, before reaching
La Junta
La Junta is a home rule municipality in , the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States Census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas Ri ...
, the first of only two towns along the route's length. At La Junta, SH 109 intersects
US 50 indirectly via SH 109 Spur (3rd Street). After crossing over US 50, the road continues northward, passing the
La Junta Municipal Airport
La Junta Municipal Airport is three miles north of La Junta, Colorado, La Junta, in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 FAA airport categories, categorized it as a ''general aviat ...
, to the small town of
Cheraw
The Cheraw people, also known as the Saraw or Saura, were a Siouan-speaking tribe of indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina near the Sauratown Mountains, east of Pilot Mountain and north of the Yad ...
where the road officially ends by becoming a city street called Grand Avenue.
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at
Karval and headed eastward to
Genoa
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. Several new sections including spurs and extensions were added in 1939. The route was paved in several segments by 1946. In 1954, most of the route was deleted, leaving only a segment from La Junta to Cheraw. The terminus was corrected by 1983. The entire route was paved by 1965.
Major intersections
Related route
SH 109 has a spur route in La Junta that spans for about 0.2 miles. It runs down on Bradish Avenue from US 50 and then heads east on 3rd street, then terminating at SH 109 (Adams Avenue)
References
External links
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109 109 may refer to:
* 109 (number), the integer following 108 and preceding 110
* AD 109, a year of the Julian calendar, in the second century AD
* 109 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 109 (department store), a department store in Shib ...
Transportation in Las Animas County, Colorado
Transportation in Bent County, Colorado
Transportation in Otero County, Colorado