U.S. 50

Interstate 70 west at U.S. 6/50 in Grand Junction. Photo by Michael Summa (1979).

Spanning the width of the state, U.S. 50 enters Colorado with Interstate 70 and U.S. 6 from Green River, Utah. Overlaying the freeway east to Fruita, U.S. 50 branches south through Grand Junction, Delta and Montrose. U.S. 550 stems south from there to New Mexico while U.S. 50 turns east across the Rockies through Gunnison, Salida and Cañon City.

U.S. 50 expands into a four lane, divided highway east from Cañon City to Pueblo, where it combines with SH 96 for 14 miles before shifting south across the Arkansas River. U.S. 50 stays within the Arkansas River valley throughout southeastern Colorado, connecting La Junta, Las Animas and Lamar with Garden City, Kansas.

U.S. 50 Colorado Guides

East - Cañon City to Penrose - 6 photos

West - Penrose to Cañon City - 15 photos

An environmental study completed in 2014 outlined the relocation of U.S. 50/287 from the Prowers County seat of Lamar onto an expressway bypass to the north and east of the city. The study also included extending the controlled access route south as a new alignment for U.S. 287/385 toward Springfield.

East

U.S. 50/385 overlap from U.S. 287 in Downtown Lamar east to Main Street in the town of Granada. Where U.S. 385 turns north to Sheridan Lake, U.S. 400 begins east alongside U.S. 50.

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West

U.S. 50/385 part ways in Downtown Lamar at U.S. 287 (Main Street). U.S. 50/287 overlap 7.55 miles to the north and west while U.S. 287/385 combine south to Springfield, Campo and Boise City, Oklahoma.

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Connect with:

Interstate 25

Interstate 70

U.S. 6

U.S. 385

Page Updated Monday January 31, 2022.