U.S. 85 South - Commerce City to Denver

A small guide directs motorists on Vasquez Boulevard south of SH 224 to 72nd Avenue for the Commerce City center. The government center is located east of Quebec Street along Prairie Parkway, three miles to the southeast.

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Reassurance shield assembly for U.S. 6/85 posted south of 72nd Avenue. CDOT inventories Vasquez Boulevard solely as Route 006H for U.S. 6.

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Continuing south through the Adams City area, U.S. 6 /85 split with SH 265 (Brighton Boulevard) at 69th Avenue.

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SH 265 constitutes a 3.59 mile route to oil refineries south of Sand Creek, and industrial areas of Elyria Swansea in Denver. The state highway links U.S. 6-85 with Interstate 70 by the Denver Coliseum.

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U.S. 6/85 turn due south from SH 265 (Brighton Boulevard) to pass under a BNSF Railroad line.

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A folded diamond interchange joins U.S. 6/85 (Vasquez Boulevard) with 64th Avenue west to SH 265, Colorado Boulevard and Leeper Industrial Park.

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An unusual regulatory sign for underpass stands within the exchange at 64th Avenue.

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Succeeding bridges over U.S. 6-85 carry the BNSF Railroad and SH 2 southbound.

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Parkway Dive angles southwest from 62nd Avenue to converge with U.S. 6-85/SH 2 (Vasquez Boulevard) at 60th Avenue.

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Frontage roads line both sides of Vasquez Boulevard along the commercialized stretch south from 60th Avenue to Interstate 270.

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U.S. 6-85/SH 2 south enter a cloverleaf interhange with Interstate 270. I-270 links I-25, I-70 and I-76 between Stapleton in Denver and Westminster.

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Ramp meters along the on-ramp for Interstate 270 west from Vasquez Boulevard south. I-270 doubles as a busy commuter route in addition to connecting Boulder with Denver International Airport (DEN).

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