State Highway 78 (SH 78) 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 ...
connecting
Pueblo
In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
to the town of
Beulah and the
San Isabel National Forest
San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado.
It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Color ...
. The western terminus is at
SH 165 at
Greenhill Divide
Greenhill Divide is a wind gap located in the San Isabel National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located by the intersection of Colorado State Highway 165 and Colorado State Highway 78
State Highway 78 (SH 78) is a state highway ...
in the
San Isabel National Forest
San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado.
It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Color ...
. and the eastern terminus is at
SH 45 in
Pueblo
In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
.
Route description
SH 78 runs , starting at a junction with
SH 165 at
Greenhill Divide
Greenhill Divide is a wind gap located in the San Isabel National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located by the intersection of Colorado State Highway 165 and Colorado State Highway 78
State Highway 78 (SH 78) is a state highway ...
in the
San Isabel National Forest
San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado.
It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Color ...
, and ending at a junction with
SH 45 in
Pueblo
In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...
. A short
spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway should not be considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the s ...
, marked as SH 78 Bus. runs from the main highway in
Beulah Valley, and ending at the intersection of Grand and Pennsylvania avenues in
Beulah.
Major intersections
Related route
Colorado State Highway 78 Business (SH 78 Bus.) is a north–south
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 78 Bus.'s eastern terminus is at SH 78 in
Beulah Valley, and the western terminus is at County Route 225 (CR 225) in
Beulah. SH 78 Bus. mainly serves as a connector route between Beulah and the main SH 78
References
External links
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078
Transportation in Custer County, Colorado
Transportation in Pueblo County, Colorado
Pueblo, Colorado