U.S. 6 West - Eagle, Silt, Rifle

Westbound U.S. 6 at the unsigned Business Spur I-70G (Edwards Access Road) linking Edwards with I-70 at Exit 163.

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U.S. 6 travels between the Eagle River and bluff below an adjacent subdivision to enter the Eagle town limits.

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With just 2,800 vehicles per day (vpd) in 2015, U.S. 6 is a lightly traveled route from Eagle to the east. The advent of traffic from Business Spur I-70 (Eby Creek Road) swells that number to 15,000 vpd.

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A diagrammatic sign outlines the U.S. 6 roundabout with Eby Creek Road north to I-70 and Church Street south to Eagle Valley Middle School.

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U.S. 6 formerly continued through the single lane roundabout to Grand Avenue west ahead of Capitol Street and Downtown Eagle. This section Segment E (Route 006E) was turned over to local maintenance.

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Business Spur I-70F is unsigned, with signs solely referencing the 0.35 mile route as Eby Creek Road. The collector route passes through a series of roundabouts north to Chambers Avenue and the ramps with Interstate 70 at Exit 147.

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U.S. 6 (Main Street) progresses west through the Silt business district ahead of Cactus Valley.

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The confirming marker for U.S. 6 posted west between Eby Creek Road and Capitol Street in Eagle was removed by 2018.

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Grand Avenue enters a roundabout with Violet Lane north and Sylvan Lake Road south beyond King Road in Eagle.

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U.S. 6 remained acknowledged at the roundabout with Sylvan Lake Road as of 2021.

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The town of Gypsum lies six miles west of Sylvan Lake Road along old U.S. 6.

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The U.S. 6 westbound reassurance marker preceding Brush Creek was removed by 2018.

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U.S. 6 parallels the Eagle River and Union Pacific Railroad south between Hockett Gulch and Skillman Gulch.

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The Gypsum municipal limits extend well east from the town center.

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Cooley Mesa Road arcs southwest from U.S. 6 around adjacent big box retail to Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE).

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The succeeding shield for U.S. 6 was posted on the north side of Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE).

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N Airport Road ties into U.S. 6 from EGE Airport at the ensuing intersection.

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The traffic light at Oak Ridge Drive serves Eagle Valley High School.

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Curving northwest across Gypsum Creek, U.S. 6 advances to the Union Pacific Railroad bridge.

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U.S. 6 enters a roundabout with the I-70 Frontage Road and Trail Gulch Road north between River View Road and the diamond interchange at Exit 140.

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Route 006N constitutes 0.175 miles of Trail Gulch Road through the exchange with Interstate 70.

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Interstate 70 leads east back to Eagle, Avon and Vail.

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I-70/U.S. 6 west continue to Dotsero, Glenwood Canyon and Glenwood Springs.

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Traveling west into the city of Silt, U.S. 6 (Main Street) approaches the roundabout with unsigned Business Spur I-70 south to I-70.

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Business Spur I-70 spans the Union Pacific Railroad to connect U.S. 6 with Interstate 70 and the River Frontage Road east to CR 311.

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9th Street ties into U.S. 6 and Business Spur I-70 from a residential area north of the Silt business district.

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SH 13 follows U.S. 6 (Centennial Parkway) west for 0.7 miles to the Rifle Bypass. The bypass alignment was formed by 1985.¹

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Centennial Parkway shifts southward from the vicinity of Downtown Rifle toward both the adjacent Union Pacific Railroad and a crossing of Rifle Creek.

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Rifle Bypass leads SH 13 north across Prefrontaine Mesa to Railroad Avenue at 20th Street.

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Meeker lies 41 miles to the north in Rio Blanco County. Craig is located 88 miles away on U.S. 40.

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A frontage road accompanies U.S. 6 west from SH 13 through industrial areas of west Rifle. The historic alignment of U.S. 6 follows 2nd Street along Pioneer Ditch to the north.

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The Roan Cliffs rise due west of Rifle in this scene along U.S. 6 westbound.

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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 6 with Interstate 70 at west Rifle.

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Segment L of U.S. 6 ends at Interstate 70. Segment M takes over on the south side of the freeway to Rulison.

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The eastbound on-ramp leads motorists back to Rifle, with I-70 spanning the Colorado River nearby.

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