| 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. 04/22/17 |
| West from SH 121 (Wadsworth Boulevard), the U.S. 285 freeway runs along the Lakewood city line to C-470. 08/11/04 |
| A diamond interchange joins U.S. 285 with SH 391 (Kipling Street) north and Kipling Parkway south to the Ken Caryl Ranch community. 08/11/04 |
| 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. 08/11/04 |
| 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. 08/11/04 |
| Simms Street heads north by an array of subdivisions including Powderhorn, Foothill Green, Country West and Harriman Park to U.S. 285. 08/11/04 |
| A trumpet interchange connects U.S. 285 with Simms Street south. The suburban arterial extends 4.7 miles south to Ken Caryl Ranch. 08/11/04 |
| U.S. 285 bends westward alongside Bear Creek Lake Park and Quincy Avenue by the Friendly Hills community. 08/11/04 |
| Waters from Bear and Turkey Creeks combine to form Bear Creek Reservoir just north of U.S. 285. 08/11/04 |
| 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. 08/11/04 |
| The succeeding exit from U.S. 285 south is the cloverleaf interchange with the C-470 beltway. 08/11/04 |
| U.S. 285 turns more southerly from C-470 to climb alongside Turkey Creek beside Mount Glennon. 08/11/04 |
| 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. 08/11/04 |
| 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. 08/11/04 |
| C-470 wraps around the Ken Caryl Ranch community to Chatfield Lake, where it turns east toward Interstate 25 at Lone Tree. 08/11/04 |
| Paralleling Turkey Creek southwest from C-470, U.S. 285 traverses Mount Glennon. 04/22/17 |
| A trumpet interchange joins U.S. 285 with SH 8 north at the town of Morrison. 04/22/17 |
| 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. 04/22/17 |
Page Updated 01-18-2022.