State Highway 371 (SH 371) is a
state highway
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in
Conejos and
Alamosa
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counties in
Colorado
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, United States, that connects
Colorado State Highway 15
State Highway 15 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a north–south, then east–west, state highway in the San Luis Valley region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of Monte Vista and La Jara. There is a gap in the route.
...
(SH 15), east of
Capulin
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, with
Colorado State Highway 368
State Highway 368 (SH 368) is a state highway in Rio Grande, Conejos, and Alamosa counties in Colorado United States, that connects Colorado State Highway 370 (SH 370) west of Waverly with U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Estrella.
Rou ...
(SH 368) east of
Estrella.
Route description
SH&nbs;371 begins at a
T intersecction with SH 15 in northeastern Conejos County, about east of Capulin and about west of
La Jara. From its southern teriminus it heads due north as a
two–lane road through an
rural agriculture area for the length of its course. Approximately along it course, SH 371 crosses the
Alamosa River
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and then crosses or connects with several county roads. Roughly north of the river SH 371 crosses
Conejos County Road CC (CR CC).
North of CR CC, SH 371 continues along the Conejos–Alamosa county line (with Conejos County one the west and Alamosa County on the east). further north, SH reaches it northern terminus at a junction with SH 368 and
Conejos County Road DD (CR DD), about west of Estrella. (CR DD heads west, while SH 368 heads east toward
U.S. Route 285 and Estrella. SH 368 continues north toward
Colorado State Highway 370
State Highway 370 (SH 370) is a state highway near Alamosa, Colorado. SH 370's western terminus is at SH 15 near Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) south of Alamosa.
Route ...
and
Monte Vista.)
Major intersections
See also
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List of state highways in Colorado
The state highways of Colorado are a system of public paved roads funded and maintained by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in the U.S. state of Colorado. These are state highways, which are typically abbreviated SH. The numbered h ...
References
External links
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371
Transportation in Alamosa County, Colorado
Transportation in Conejos County, Colorado