State Highway 134 (SH 134) is a long
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 northern
Colorado
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. SH 134's western terminus is at
SH 131 in
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 ...
, and the eastern terminus is at
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) north of
Kremmling.
Route description
SH 134 begins in the west at
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 ...
and proceeds eastward entering
Routt National Forest Routt may refer to:
;Places
In the United States:
* Routt, Louisville, Kentucky
*Routt County, Colorado
;People
*Joe Routt
*John Long Routt
*Stanford Routt
Stanford Bermond Routt (born July 26, 1983) is a former American football cornerback. Aft ...
after three miles (5 km). From there the road climbs gradually for roughly thirteen miles to an elevation of at
Gore Pass. At Gore Pass the route moves into
Arapaho National Forest
Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States. The region is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland from the United States Forest Service office in ...
through which it passes for roughly three miles before leaving
National Forest Service
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land. SH 134 continues for approximately eight more miles to its eastern terminus at
US 40
U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
six miles (10 km) north of
Kremmling.
History
The routing was originally part of the route SH 84. Then, after the U.S. Routes were established, to avoid confusion with
US 84
U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is an east–west U.S. Highway that started as a short Georgia–Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme. Later, in 1941, it had been extended all the way to Colorado. The highway's eastern terminus is a short distan ...
, the route was renumbered to SH 134 in 1968. There have been no major routing changes since SH 84 was established.
Major intersections
References
External links
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134 134 may refer to:
* 134 (number)
* AD 134
* 134 BC
* 134 (MBTA bus)
*134 (New Jersey bus) 134 may refer to:
*134 (number)
* AD 134
*134 BC
*134 (MBTA bus)
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus division operates bus routes in the B ...
Transportation in Routt County, Colorado
Transportation in Grand County, Colorado