U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is a part of the

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that travels from Minturn, Colorado, to Clarkston, Michigan. In the U.S. state of

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US 24 extends from Interstate 70 (I-70) and US 6 in Minturn east to the

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state line where it continues as US 24 concurrent with I-70.

Route description

US 24 traverses the

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, starting near Minturn. It then continues southeast for about 30 miles to Leadville, where it turns south and goes to

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where it becomes concurrent with

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. It continues with Highway 285 to the small community of Antero Junction. After that, it spends its time as a mountainous two-lane highway until it gets to the town of Divide, where it meets SH 67 and becomes a 4 lane highway. These highways overlap to Woodland Park. From there it passes through Crystola, Green Mountain Falls, and

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. Through Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, where the road is known as Midland Expressway. Just east of

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, it is known as the Martin Luther King Jr Bypass. From Colorado Springs it continues northeast through several towns such as

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, Peyton, the city of

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, Ramah, Simla, and Matheson. When US 24 reaches Limon, it junctions with I-70/US 40/US 287/SH 71. It continues east (parallel to I-70) to

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where it joins I-70 to the

state line.

Junction list

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