U.S. 285 South - Denver to Lakewood

The southbound beginning of U.S. 285 is the diamond interchange where SH 30 and Hampden Avenue meet Interstate 25 by the Hampden and University Hills neighborhoods in Denver.

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West from SH 121 (Wadsworth Boulevard), the U.S. 285 freeway runs along the Lakewood city line to C-470.

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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 285 with SH 391 (Kipling Street) north and Kipling Parkway south to the Ken Caryl Ranch community.

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SH 391 travels 9.64 miles north from U.S. 285 along either a four lane, landscaped parkway, or five lane commercial boulevard through Lakewood to Interstate 70 at Wheat Ridge.

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U.S. 285 turns southwest from the Hampden Avenue corridor alongside Homestead Golf Course. Hampden Avenue continues a short distance further as a residential street into the Bear Creek Ranchettes subdivision.

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Simms Street heads north by an array of subdivisions including Powderhorn, Foothill Green, Country West and Harriman Park to U.S. 285.

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A trumpet interchange connects U.S. 285 with Simms Street south. The suburban arterial extends 4.7 miles south to Ken Caryl Ranch.

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U.S. 285 bends westward alongside Bear Creek Lake Park and Quincy Avenue by the Friendly Hills community.

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Waters from Bear and Turkey Creeks combine to form Bear Creek Reservoir just north of U.S. 285.

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SH 8 parallels the freeway along U.S. 285 on the north side of Bear Creek Park. The Solterra development spreads north from the distant state highway in this scene.

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The succeeding exit from U.S. 285 south is the cloverleaf interchange with the C-470 beltway.

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U.S. 285 turns more southerly from C-470 to climb alongside Turkey Creek beside Mount Glennon.

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The 470 beltway uses control cities referencing connections with I-25 and I-70 beyond the Denver metropolitan area. The freeway also serves commuter traffic north through Lakewood and Morrison and east to Littleton and Centennial.

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The northbound exit for I-70 west to Grand Junction departs from U.S. 285 south. C-470 ends 5.7 miles to the north at U.S. 6 in Golden.

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C-470 wraps around the Ken Caryl Ranch community to Chatfield Lake, where it turns east toward Interstate 25 at Lone Tree.

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Paralleling Turkey Creek southwest from C-470, U.S. 285 traverses Mount Glennon.

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A trumpet interchange joins U.S. 285 with SH 8 north at the town of Morrison.

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SH 8 runs 8.68 miles north from U.S. 285 to SH 74 west in Morrison and east to SH 121 (Wadsworth Boulevard) in Lakewood. SH 74 connects Morrison with Evergreen.

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