State Highway 402 (SH 402) is a
state highway in
Larimer County
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver.
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Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, 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 wes ...
, United States, that connects
U.S. Route 287 (US 287)
Loveland with
Interstate 25/
US 87 (I-25/US 87) in
Johnstown.
Route description
The road begins at an intersection with US 287 in the southern part of Loveland. It begins as 14th Street through farmland along
County Road 18 After intersecting
County Road 9 and
County Road 7, the road meets its east end at an
diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
with I-25/US 87, at exit 255.
History
The route was numbered and established in 1950 by the
Colorado Department of Transportation
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT, pronounced See Dot) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that administers state government transportation responsibilities in the state of Colorado. CDOT is responsible f ...
from
U.S. Highway 287 to
Interstate 25. Four years later, the road was entirely paved.
Since its establishment, the route has not been majorly adjusted.
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 ...
References
External links
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402
Transportation in Larimer County, Colorado
Loveland, Colorado