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U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a part of the
US 160 enters Colorado near the 
From Wolf Creek Pass, US 160 continues northeast and turns east at South Fork. At Monte Vista, an overlap begins with US 285, which continues southeast into 
From Walsenburg, US 160 continues south with I-25 to
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that travels from Tuba City, Arizona
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, to Poplar Bluff, Missouri
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. In the State
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of Colorado
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, US 160 starts at the New Mexico state line southwest of Cortez and ends at the Kansas state line east of Springfield.
Route description
US 160 enters Colorado near the Four Corners Monument
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. It goes northeast and intersects US 491, then turns north to enter Cortez with US 491. East of Cortez, a road leads south from US 160 to Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde National Park is an American national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado. The park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United States.
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. It continues east to Durango, where it intersects US 550. After overlapping with US 550 south of Durango, US 160 turns east and meets US 84 at Pagosa Springs
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. It then goes northeast and crosses the Continental Divide at Wolf Creek Pass
Wolf Creek Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to New Mexico and Ariz ...
, the area made popular in 1975 in C.W. McCall's album ''Wolf Creek Pass
Wolf Creek Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to New Mexico and Ariz ...
''.
From Wolf Creek Pass, US 160 continues northeast and turns east at South Fork. At Monte Vista, an overlap begins with US 285, which continues southeast into Alamosa
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. It turns east, then goes northeast to go through North La Veta Pass, then continues east to Walsenburg
The City of Walsenburg is the Statutory City that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,049 at the 2020 census, down from 3,068 in 2010.
History
Walsenbur ...
, where it intersects Interstate 25 (I-25).
From Walsenburg, US 160 continues south with I-25 to Trinidad
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, then turns northeast to intersect US 350. It continues east, passing through the Comanche National Grassland
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before intersecting the concurrent US 287 and US 385 south of Springfield. It continues east and enters Kansas east of Walsh.
History
As commissioned in 1930 the western terminus wasTrinidad
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. In 1939, US 160 absorbed all of former route U.S. Highway 450 which ran from US 50 at Crescent Junction, Utah to US 85 at Walsenburg
The City of Walsenburg is the Statutory City that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 3,049 at the 2020 census, down from 3,068 in 2010.
History
Walsenbur ...
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In 1970, many US Highways in the Four Corners region were realigned. US 160 was diverted southwesterly from Cortez to follow its present route past the Four Corners into Arizona, absorbing the route numbered U.S. Highway 164.
In 2021, the portion of the highway between Walsenburg and the highway's junction with Colorado State Highway 12 was designated a National Scenic Byway. The designation, which includes State Highway 12 and the county roads over Cordova Pass, is called the Scenic Highway of Legends.
Junction list
See also
* List of U.S. Highways in ColoradoReferences
External links
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