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| U.S. 6 provides the gateway into Sterling from Interstate 76 to the east. U.S. 6 also connects the freeway with both U.S. 138 east to Iliff and SH 14 west to Fort Collins. 04/22/17 |
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| County Road 370 (Riverview Road) parallels I-76 to the west, intersecting U.S. 6 (Chestnut Street) at this traffic light. 04/22/17 |
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| U.S. 6 continues west to cross the South Platte River with four overall lanes. 04/22/17 |
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| U.S. 6 (Chestnut Street) expands into a five lane arterial through industrial areas west of the South Platte River. 04/22/17 |
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| The Chestnut Street Viaduct leads U.S. 6 west directly to U.S. 138 (3rd Street) and SH 14 at Downtown Sterling. 04/22/17 |
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| The Chestnut Street Viaduct ascends over Union Pacific Railroad tracks, Front Street and 2nd Street to U.S. 138 at 3rd Street. Frontage roads parallel the bridge at-grade, providing a more direct route to Front Street. 04/22/17 |
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| U.S. 6 (Chestnut Street) lowers from the viaduct to meet U.S. 138 (3rd Street). Beginning in Sterling, U.S. 138 travels east to Iliff, Proctor and Crook in Logan County. 04/22/17 |
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| Looking north at the UP Railroad tracks from the U.S. 6 viaduct on Chestnut Street. 04/22/17 |
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| U.S. 138 (3rd Street) heads east from Sterling along a lightly traveled route to Iliff, Crook, Sedgwick, Ovid and Julesburg. 04/22/17 |
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| U.S. 138 tied into U.S. 6 (Chestnut Street) via the couplet of 3rd and 4th Streets. Underway from April 2019 to November 2020, changes during the Sterling S-Curve project shifted both directions of U.S. 138 to just 3rd Street.1 04/22/17 |
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| The Sterling S-Curve project extended SH 14 along a new alignment southwest from 3rd and Chestnut Streets. U.S. 6 westbound also shifted one block east onto 3rd Street, with two-way traffic implemented.1 04/22/17 |
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| An I-76 trailblazer directed traffic along what was the final block of SH 14 (Main Street) back from 4th Street to U.S. 6 (3rd Street) eastbound. 04/22/17 |
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| SH 14 previously commenced a 237 mile route west to Fort Collins and U.S. 40 at Muddy Pass from U.S. 6 west on 4th Street. 04/22/17 |
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| 4th Street was converted into a local street from Chestnut Street to Division Avenue. This scene looks south after Main Street (former SH 14). 04/22/17 |
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| Division Avenue runs across the city of Sterling from the Logan County Fairgrounds south to Front Street. U.S. 6 lines the southern seven blocks of the street. 04/22/17 |
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| U.S. 6 shifts southwest from Division Avenue onto Front Street by Columbine Park. 04/22/17 |
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| Front Street runs between Columbine Park and the Union Pacific Railroad to Iris Drive. U.S. 6 straddles the Sterling city line for nearly one mile. 04/22/17 |
Page Updated 01-25-2022.
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