State Highway 86 (SH 86) is a

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in the U.S. State of

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. It runs from

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(I-25),

U.S. Route 85 U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a north–south United States Highway that travels in the Mountain and Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the highway is at the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, connecting wi ...

(US 85) and

US 87 U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas, making it the longest north-south r ...

in Castle Rock, eastward to

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and

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near Limon. It gives service through eastern Castle Rock to Franktown and then to

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then from

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to I-70 and US 40 (Exit 352).

Route description

The route begins at

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US 85 U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a north–south United States Highway that travels in the Mountain and Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the highway is at the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, connecting ...

and

in Castle Rock, where it begins eastward. The route then exits the town and enters Franktown where it meets SH 83. It then crosses the county line into Elbert, where it meets many county roads in various towns before meeting its east end at

and

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at

at Castle Rock. The route then moved eastward along CR 118 to

. In the 1960s, the eastward routing was changed so it follows its current routing. By 1954, the route was paved to

from US 85 by 1954 and to its entire length by 1972. Following the construction of Interstate 25, the terminus became a business loop of I-25; however, the business loop was deleted in the 1990s, leaving SH 86's terminus at a local road. However, SH 86's terminus was rerouted to US 85 in 2006.

Major intersections

References

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