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State Highway 96 (SH 96) is a
Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway map.
The highway passes and intersects many major highways and several state highways along its 207-mile route. In Custer County, Highway 96 crosses the
File:Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway.JPG, The highway just west of Wetmore.
File:Hardscrabble Pass.JPG, Hardscrabble Pass, the highest point on the highway.
File:Rush Creek (Colorado).JPG, The highway passes over Rush Creek in Kiowa County.
state highway
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in eastern Colorado
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. Its western terminus is an intersection
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with SH 69 in Westcliffe. Its eastern terminus is at the Kansas
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state line, east of Towner, where it continues as K-96.
Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway
The section of the highway between Pueblo and Silver Cliff is designated as part of theFrontier Pathways National Scenic Byway
The Frontier Pathways is a National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Custer and Pueblo counties, Colorado, US.
Route
Gallery
File:Greenhorn Mountain.JPG, Greenhorn Mountain
File:Hardscrabble Pass.JPG, Hardscra ...
.America's BywayFrontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway map.
The highway passes and intersects many major highways and several state highways along its 207-mile route. In Custer County, Highway 96 crosses the Wet Mountains
The Wet Mountains are a small mountain range in southern Colorado, named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter as compared to the dried Great Plains to the east. They are a sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in the southern R ...
and passes through 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 ...
. Its highest point is Hardscrabble Pass at 9,085 feet.
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when the routing was exactly as it is today. Several portions were paved by 1946 including the segment from Pueblo to Boone, Olney Springs to Sugar City, and from Haswell to the Kansas state line. The segment of SH 96 concurrent with US 50 was constructed as an expressway by 1957. The entire route was paved by 1964.Major intersections
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External links
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