Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40 West - Colfax Avenue

Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287 split from Interstate 70 via a wye interchange in east Aurora.

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The first confirming shields for Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287 posted along Colfax Avenue westbound. Colfax Avenue lines the boundary between Adams and Arapahoe Counties.

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Colfax Avenue constitutes a four lane divided highway west by Aurora Sports Park and the Aurora East community.

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Dunkirk Street south from the Aurora Cascades subdivision and Dunkirk Court north from Aurora Sports Park come together at the first traffic light along Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287 west.

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Tower Road stems north from Colfax Avenue to industrial areas populated by distribution centers and warehouses to Interstate 70 at Exit 286. A CDOT maintenance facility lines the south side of Business Loop I-70 here.

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Colfax Avenue continues west by this set of shields to cross Sand Creek.

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Trailblazer signage for I-70 direct motorists west along Colfax Avenue to Interstate 225.

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Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287 pass by the Friendly Village of Aurora mobile home park and cross East Branch Highline Canal at a second trailblazer for Interstate 70.

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Airport Boulevard constitutes an arterial from Alameda Parkway near the Tollgate Village development to Peña Boulevard, the freeway spur from I-70 to Denver International Airport (DEN).

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Commercial strip malls and several small mobile home parks line Colfax Avenue west from Airport Boulevard to Chambers Road.

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Laredo Street links Colfax Avenue with the Norfolk Glen subdivision in Adams County and the Apache Mesa and La Vista neighborhoods south in Arapahoe County.

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Another non standard trailblazer sign for I-70 precedes the Business Loop I-70 intersection with Chambers Road.

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Chambers Road crosses paths with Colfax Avenue north from the Chamber Heights neighborhood and Hinkley High School. The arterial extends north to the Peterson industrial area and Interstate 70.

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Sable Boulevard intersects Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287 south from an RV park and north from Chambers Heights. The signal serves an elementary and middle school.

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Interstate 225 meets Colfax Avenue next as it parallels Toll Gate Creek and Fitzsimons Parkway by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

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A diamond interchange links Interstate 225 with Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287.

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Traffic lights operate at a service road just ahead of the northbound on-ramp for I-225. The six lane freeway joins Stapleton in east Denver with Denver Tech Center to the south.

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Interstate 225 concludes two miles to the north at I-70. The commuter freeway runs 12.43 miles overall south to I-25.

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The north end of I-225 ties into I-70 just west of Pena Boulevard to DEN Airport and three miles east of the split with I-270 west to Commerce City.

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South from Colfax Avenue, Interstate 225 runs between the Hoffman Heights/Jewell Heights and Chambers Heights neighborhoods to City Center North.

04/23/17

Confirming markers for Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40 (W Colfax Avenue) posted west of U.S. 6 (W 6th Avenue) at Golden.

08/11/16

Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40 shift south toward Heritage Road (CR 93) along a rural stretch leading to I-70 and Dinosaur Ridge south of Golden.

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