State Highway 131 (SH 131) is a long north–south
state highway in the U.S. State of
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 ...
. SH 131's southern terminus is at
Interstate 70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the co ...
(I-70) in
Wolcott, and the northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) east of
Steamboat Springs. SH 131 travels through the towns of
State Bridge
State Bridge is an unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, Eagle County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
History
A post office called State Bridge was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1915. The community is named for ...
,
Bond
Bond or bonds may refer to:
Common meanings
* Bond (finance), a type of debt security
* Bail bond, a commercial third-party guarantor of surety bonds in the United States
* Chemical bond, the attraction of atoms, ions or molecules to form chemica ...
,
McCoy,
Toponas
Toponas is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado, Routt County, Colorado, United States.
Description
The community took its name from nearby Toponas Rock. The population in 2010 was 48; in 2017 it is estim ...
,
Yampa
Yampa is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory town, statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 429 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census.
City name
is the Ute dialect, Northern U ...
, and
Oak Creek.
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected
State Bridge
State Bridge is an unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, Eagle County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
History
A post office called State Bridge was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1915. The community is named for ...
to its current terminus at US 40. The route was then paved from its north end to
Yampa
Yampa is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory town, statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 429 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census.
City name
is the Ute dialect, Northern U ...
by 1946. SH 11 (now moved) was deleted by 1954, giving the section from
Wolcott to State Bridge to SH 131. The entire route was paved by 1970. SH 131 was then extended to I-70 in 1972.
Major intersections
References
External links
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131 131 may refer to:
*131 (number)
*AD 131
*131 BC
*131 (album), the album by Emarosa
*131 (MBTA bus), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus. For the MBTA bus, see 131 (MBTA bus).
*131 (New Jersey bus), the New Jersey Transit bus
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Colorado River
Transportation in Eagle County, Colorado
Transportation in Routt County, Colorado