U.S. Highway 36 - Colorado
U.S. 36 begins in Rocky Mountain National Park, extending southeast to Boulder and Denver, then east across Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana before reaching its eastern terminus in Uhrichsville, Ohio (Junctino U.S. 250). Most of the route in Colorado is two-lane highway, with some notable exceptions. The portion of U.S. 36 between Boulder and Denver is known as the Denver-Boulder Turnpike, which was a toll road that actually had its tolls removed once the bonds were paid off in 1967. It was built in 1952 and became part of an extended U.S. 36 in 1967. It is a freeway from the junction of Interstate 25 and Interstate 270 northwest to southern edge of urban Boulder. Prior to 1967, U.S. 36 ended in downtown Denver (at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Broadway, near the Civic Center and State Capitol Complex); now U.S. 36 extends to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park before terminating at its junction with U.S. 34 (Trail Ridge Road) within the national park.
For more information, visit Matt Salek's U.S. 36 in Colorado page and Dale Sanderson's Estes Park Signage page. Information about the proposed upgrade to U.S. 36 is available at the U.S. 36 EIS page.
U.S. Highway 36 Colorado Highway Guides
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