Interstate 76 West - Wiggins to Brighton

SH 144 arcs southwest three miles from Goodrich to Orchard and six miles to end at the north side frontage road (old U.S. 6) by mile marker 62.

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Exit 60 constitutes a ranch exit with Orchard Road and old U.S. 6 leading east back to SH 144 north.

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Interstate 76 curves southwest to make a 9.7 mile long straight away toward the settlement of Roggen.

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Westbound traffic along I-76 reaches the town of Hudson in 28 miles and Denver in 59 miles.

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A wide expanse of the High Plains spreads into view as Interstate 76 lowers 90 feet in elevation from a ridge at mile marker 59.

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Weld County Road 91 travels north from Exit 57 along a 5.5 mile, mostly unpaved course, to Empire Reservoir and U.S. 34.

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Westbound I-76/U.S. 6 at the diamond interchange (Exit 57) with CR 91.

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Advancing west across open ranch land, Interstate 76 continues toward Roggen.

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Exit 49 constitutes a lone off-ramp from westbound I-76/U.S. 6 to County Road 386 on the east side of Roggen.

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Exit 49 is the third ranch exit in a row on Interstate 76. CR 386 south links the freeway with old U.S. 6 west to Front Street in Roggen.

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The succeeding exit of I-76 west is a diamond interchange (Exit 48) with County Road 73 south.

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Exit 48 separates from I-76 west for Weld County Road 73 south to Roggen. Roggen constitutes a small street grid with a post office and a gas station.

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West from Roggen, a BNSF Railroad runs along the south side of both Interstate 76 and SH 2 (old U.S. 6).

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Keenesburg, a town of around 1,110 is the next destination of I-76/U.S. 6 west in nine miles. Denver is 47 miles out.

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SH 2 (Old U.S. 6) diverge from Interstate 76 to the BNSF Railroad siding of Tampa as the freeway takes a more linear route to the west.

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A diamond interchange joins I-76/U.S. 6 with Market Street south to the Keenesburg city center. Market Street doubles as unsigned Business Spur I-76.

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The 0.47 mile route of Business Spur I-76 links Exit 39 with County Road 18 to the north and Old Highway 6 at Elm Street to the south.

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The main Hudson exit lies six miles to the southwest, but I-76 formally enters the municipal limits at Exit 34 in 3.4 miles.

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Kersey Road (CR 49) stems north from Old Highway 6 and the diamond interchange (Exit 34) with Interstate 76, 20 miles to U.S. 34 by the town of Kersey.

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Exit 34 departs I-76/U.S. 6 west for Kersey Road (CR 49). Prior to 1954, Kersey Road north to U.S. 34 was a part of SH 37.¹

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Advancing west through Hudson, traffic increases along Interstate 76. CDOT recorded 19,000 vehicles per day (vpd) along this section of I-76 in 2015.

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32 miles from the Mile High City, the Denver suburb of Brighton appears as the next destination city of I-76 west in 14 miles.

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I-76/U.S. 6 west bypass the west side of Hudson to meet SH 52 (Main Street) in one mile.

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SH 52 travels nine miles west from Exit 31 to the city of Fort Lupton and 29 miles to end at SH 119 on the outskirts of Boulder.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 31) connects I-76 and SH 52 (Main Street) just west of the Hudson business district.

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Progressing south from Hudson, the eastbound lanes of I-76 represent the historic two lane alignment of U.S. 6/SH 2.

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Distance sign posted six miles from the town of Lochbuie, 23 miles from Commerce City and 30 miles from the capital city of Denver.

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Exit 25 departs in one mile for 168th Avenue west to Lochbuie and County Road 2 east to the Box Elder Ranch development.

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SH 7 began from the west side frontage road of Interstate 76 at 160th Avenue until 2010. The state highway west through central Brighton on Bridge Street was decommissioned as the city annexed areas to the east.² SH 7 ends at Interstate 25 now.

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168th Avenue continues west from the diamond interchange (Exit 25) with I-76/U.S. 6 west across the north side of Brighton.

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168th Avenue is also Baseline Road, which straddles the Weld and Adams County line across I-76.

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Although still appearing rural, suburban development encroaches from Brighton to the west along the ensuing stretch south to 160th Avenue (old SH 7) and Bromley Lane (Exit 22).

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Bromley Lane is the first of six exits along I-76/U.S. 6 west for the city of Brighton.

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Bromley Lane extends west from 152nd Avenue and a diamond interchange (Exit 22) to the Adams County government complex and U.S. 85 at the Brighton Mall retail area.

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Prairie Center Parkway winds south from Bromley Lane to Platte Valley Medical Center and the Prairie Center Village retail area. Renamed Eagle Boulevard, 144th Avenue was realigned west from Exit 21 to 27th Avenue to accommodate the new development.

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As I-76 becomes more urban, interchange sequence signs are used along the freeway west into Commerce City. Upcoming 144th Avenue extends west from 27th Avenue to Brighton Road.

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The diamond interchange (Exit 21) with Eagle Boulevard west also connects with Telluride Street south along Barr Lake.

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Continuing southwest, I-76/U.S. 6 next meet 136th Avenue at a diamond interchange (Exit 20) in one mile.

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The southbound ramp (Exit 18) to the E-470 tollway is the first of six exits for Commerce City along I-76 west.

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136th Avenue leads into the Barr Lake Meadows subdivision, just east of Exit 20. West from I-76/U.S. 6, 136th Avenue heads 3.5 miles to Brighton Road (old U.S. 85).

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Presently only two ramps connect the E-470 beltway with Interstate 76. Exit 18 provides southbound access to Denver International Airport (DEN), and a flyover links the toll road north with I-76 east.

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The E-470 beltway wraps around the east side of the Denver metropolitan area, providing a 46 mile bypass of Interstate 25 from Broomfield south to Lone Tree.

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The closest northbound entrance ramp for E-470 from I-76 west requires navigating along a surface route using Sable Boulevard north and 120th Avenue east.

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Exit 18 opened to traffic in 2003, the same year that the E-470 beltway was completed. The bypass switched to all electronic tolling (AET) in 2009.

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