State Highway 135 (SH 135) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
. SH 135's southern terminus is at
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
(US 50) in
Gunnison, and the northern terminus is at 6th Street in
Crested Butte
Crested Butte is a prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The peak is in Gunnison National Forest, northeast by east ( bearing 59°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colo ...
. It is the primary connection between Crested Butte and the outside world and is the only paved road leading to Crested Butte.
Route description
It begins at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 50
U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic ...
and Main Street in Gunnison and follows Main Street North out of town. Between miles 10 and 11, it passes through the community of
Almont. It terminates at the intersection of Elk Avenue and 6th Street (the Four Way Stop) in Crested Butte.
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at
SH 92 in
Hotchkiss and ended at
Gunnison. The route was paved from its southern terminus to
Paonia
Paonia is a statutory town in Delta County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census.
History
The area was first explored in 1853 by Captain John W. Gunnison of the United States Army. Gunnison was on an expeditio ...
and from
Almont to
Gunnison by 1950. SH 135 was split into two discontinuous sections in 1954 when the segment over Kebler Pass was turned back to
Gunnison County
Gunnison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,918. The county seat is Gunnison. The county was named for John W. Gunnison, a United States Army officer and captain in the Army ...
. The route was completely paved by 1958. The section between Hotchkiss and
Bardine was renumbered in 1970 as an extension of
SH 133, leaving what is left today.
Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in Gunnison County, Colorado