U.S. 6 East - Golden, Lakewood, Denver

U.S. 6 emerges from Clear Creek Canyon to intersect SH 93 north to Boulder and SH 58 (Golden Freeway) east to I-70 at Wheat Ridge. U.S. 6 turns south onto 6th Avenue to bypass Downtown Golden.

11/10/03

Heading south from Clear Creek, U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) upgrades to a controlled access expressway.

04/22/17

U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) proceeds east by Chimney Gulch.

04/22/17

An interchange links U.S. 6 with 19th Street east to the Colorado School of Mines and west to Lookout Mountain Road.

04/22/17

A wye interchange joins U.S. 6 with the eastbound beginning of C-470 (Centennial Parkway) in one mile.

04/22/17

Heritage road (CR 93) north and Jefferson County Parkway west come together at a signalized intersection with U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue).

04/22/17

CR 93 (Heritage Road) leads 1.06 miles south to Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40 (W Colfax Avenue).

04/22/17

A reassurance marker stands beyond Heritage Road at mile marker 274.

04/22/17

U.S. 6 runs just south of the Jefferson County Government Center and Courthouse in Golden.

08/11/16

C-470 (Centennial Parkway) travels south from Golden to I-70, Bear Creek Lake Park and Littleton.

04/22/17

C-470 constitutes a suburban freeway encircling the southwest Denver metro area to Interstate 25 at Lone Tree in Douglas County.

04/22/17

Traffic to I-70 from Golden partitions between C-470 for westbound toward Idaho Springs and Grand Junction and U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) to Colfax Avenue for Interstate 70 east.

04/22/17

Johnson Road travels south from Golden Road to become an entrance ramp for C-470 westbound from U.S. 6 (6th Avenue).

08/11/16

U.S. 40 and Business Loop I-70 (Colfax Avenue) angle northeast across U.S. 6 at the succeeding traffic light along 6th Avenue eastbound.

08/11/16

A RIRO links U.S. 6 east with U.S. 40 west by adjacent Sixth Avenue Place business park.

08/11/16

U.S. 40 (Colfax Avenue) leads southwest to County Road 93 and I-70 at Mount Vernon Canyon. CR 93 formerly was SH 26, a state highway linking I-70 with Morrison and Red Rocks Park.

08/11/16

U.S. 40 follows all of Colfax Avenue across the Denver metropolitan area. The commercial arterial leaves Golden for Colorado Mills mall in Lakewood.

08/11/16

Business Loop I-70 appears at milepost 275 on U.S. 6 east. The business route overlays U.S. 40 to Downtown Denver and east Aurora.

08/11/16

U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) upgrades to a full freeway east from U.S. 40.

08/11/16

Indiana Street north and Denver West Colorado Mills Boulevard south come together at a diamond interchange with U.S. 6 after milepost 276.

08/11/16

U.S. 6 passes under the Interstate 70 mainline. Ramps connect I-70 east with U.S. 6 and from 6th Avenue west to I-70 west.

08/11/16

Indiana Street arcs south by the Jefferson County Fairgrounds to become Eastworth Avenue, the main entrance to the Sixth Avenue West Estates. Colorado Mills mall lies a short distance to the north.

08/11/16

6th Avenue Frontage Road lines the south side of the U.S. 6 freeway east from Indiana Street to Red Rocks Community College.

08/11/16

Entering the city of Lakewood, U.S. 6 next meets Union Boulevard and Sims Street in one mile. Union Boulevard heads south through Lakewood toward Green Mountain Village, while Simms Street travels north through Lakewood toward Wheat Ridge.

08/11/16

The diamond interchange at Union Boulevard and Simms Street serves the western entrance into the Denver Federal Center.

08/11/16

A tied arch bridge carries the RTD W-Line as the light rail line turns north to eventually parallel Colfax Avenue into Denver.

08/11/16

A three quarter cloverleaf interchange links U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) with SH 391 (Kipling Street) in a half mile. Kipling Street / Parkway travels south through Lakewood, changing into a locally maintained arterial south of the freeway along U.S. 285. The parkway extends to Ken Caryl Ranch and C-470.

08/11/16

SH 391 (Kipling Street) runs south from U.S. 6 to the eastern entrance for the Denver Federal Center and Jeffco Stadium. A loop ramp follows for SH 391 north to Wheat Ridge and Interstate 70.

08/11/16

A split diamond interchange lies just east of SH 391 with the 6th Avenue Frontage Road system for Garrison and Carr Streets. Garrison Street travels south to the Bonvue and Meadowlark Hills neighborhoods and north to the Lakewood Acres and Villages communities.

08/11/16

The succeeding exit along U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) eastbound is the cloverleaf interchange with SH 121 (Wadsworth Boulevard).

08/11/16

With the south frontage road directly alongside the U.S. 6 eastbound mainline, speed limit signs on both roadways include the unique designators of Freeway and Frontage Road.

08/11/16

Residential streets tie into the 6th Avenue Frontage Road system on both sides of the Sixth Avenue Freeway.

08/11/16

A slip ramp from the south frontage road brings traffic onto eastbound U.S. 6 after the Carr Street crossing.

08/11/16

SH 121 (Wadsworth Boulevard) south serves Lakewood and some unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, then connects to Chatfield State Park. SH 121 north travels through Wheat Ridge, Arvada and Westminster.

08/11/16

SH 95 (Sheridan Boulevard) straddles the Lakewood and Denver city line south from Edgewater to U.S. 6 and Jewell Avenue.

08/11/16

Sound walls separate the Sixth Avenue Freeway from the adjacent frontage roads through the vicinity of Lakewood Country Club and the Country Club Hills and Heights neighborhoods.

08/11/16

Eastbound U.S. 6 at the diamond interchange with SH 95 (Sheridan Boulevard). The 14.38 mile long highway goes north to Sloan Lake, Mountain View and Lakeside and south to Harvey Park and Bear Valley in Denver.

08/11/16

Continuing east from SH 95, U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) enters Denver between the Villa Park and Barnum neighborhoods. The freeway meets SH 88 (Federal Boulevard) at Barnum and Interstate 25 (Valley Highway) in two miles at Baker and Lincoln Park.

08/11/16

The speed limit reduces to 55 miles per hour east from Sheridan Boulevard.

08/11/16

Concrete barriers separate the six lane freeway from single lane frontage roads to the north and south.

08/11/16

U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) lowers below the street grid at Perry Street a half mile from SH 88. SH 88 extends Federal Boulevard one mile south from U.S. 287 and Colfax Avenue (U.S. 40), between Sun Valley and Villa Park, to U.S. 6.

08/11/16

The south frontage street splits into Lowell Boulevard south and an auxiliary lane for U.S. 6 east.

08/11/16

U.S. 6 gradually descends toward the South Platte River and the three level systems interchange with Interstate 25. Knox Court passes overhead.

08/11/16

SH 88 (Federal Boulevard) heads south through Denver to the city of Sheridan. SH 88 turns east along Belleview Avenue from Englewood east. Federal Boulevard north carries U.S. 287 to the city of Westminster.

08/11/16

The Barnum Park Bridge connects a system of trails at adjacent Barnum and Sandos Parks. The pedestrian span was added during the 2014-15 reconstruction of U.S. 6.

08/11/16

Three lanes partition from U.S. 6 east beyond the Federal Boulevard overpass for Interstate 25 north to Thornton and Fort Collins and south to Centennial and Colorado Springs.

08/11/16

Work in 2014-15 added a frontage road linking the exit ramp from U.S. 6 to Federal Boulevard with parallel Bryant Street. Additionally a flyover was built, providing full access from SH 88 to I-25 and the continuation of the 6th Avenue Freeway east into Lincoln Park.

08/11/16

The 27.58 mile long section of U.S. 6 on Route 006G that started at I-70 near Idaho Springs concludes at Interstate 25. U.S. 6 makes implied overlaps with I-25 north and I-70 east to Vasquez Boulevard at the Elyria Swansea neighborhood. U.S. 85 also follows I-25 north from Santa Fe Drive to I-70 east as an unsigned concurrency.

08/11/16

Two lanes branch southward onto Interstate 25 to Baker, Platte Park and University Hills in southeast Dover. U.S. 85 (Santa Fe Drive) emerges from the freeway nearby to Overland.

08/11/16

Interstate 25 parallels the South Platte River as it circumvents Downtown Denver along Valley Highway, a freeway built in the 1950s for U.S. 87.

08/11/16

A high flyover leads U.S. 6 east onto Interstate 25 north ahead of Business Loop I-70/U.S. 40-287 (Colfax Avenue). Empower Field at Mile High, home of the NFL Denver Broncos, appears on the northern horizon.

08/11/16

The Downtown Denver skyline rises beyond the 8th Avenue viaduct to the northeast.

08/11/16

U.S. 6 (Sixth Avenue) east at SH 88 (Federal Boulevard). This stretch was rebuilt in 2014-15 with a concrete roadway.

08/28/04

The Bryant Street exit ramp from U.S. 6 east was eliminated by 2014. A frontage road was added from Federal Boulevard in its place.

08/28/04

Sign changes made at the former Bryan Street exit include arrow per lane (APL) signs for Interstate 25 spelling out Fort Collins and Colorado Springs.

11/10/03

08/28/04

6th Avenue east and the ramps for Interstate 25 previously separated at the South Platte River. This partition was moved further west to better partition traffic.

08/28/04

11/10/03