colorado, river, headwaters, national, scenic, byway, mile, national, scenic, byway, colorado, scenic, historic, byway, located, eagle, grand, counties, colorado, byway, follows, upper, colorado, river, from, grand, lake, down, state, bridge, byway, connects, . The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80 mile 129 km National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties Colorado US The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge The byway connects with the Trail Ridge Road Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Grand Lake Colorado River HeadwatersNational Scenic BywayRoute informationMaintained by CDOTLength80 mi 1 2 130 km Major junctionsEast endUS 34 Grand LakeWest endSH 131 State BridgeLocationCountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountiesEagle and Grand countiesHighway systemScenic BywaysNational National Forest BLM NPSColorado State Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic Contents 1 Route 2 Recognition 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksRoute editRecognition editIn 2018 USA Today named it as one of the best waterside drives in the country 3 Gallery edit nbsp Grand Lake nbsp Byers Canyon nbsp Gore Canyon nbsp State Bridge ColoradoSee also edit nbsp History portal nbsp U S Roads portal nbsp Colorado portalHistory Colorado List of scenic byways in Colorado Scenic byways in the United StatesNotes editReferences edit Colorado River Headwaters Colorado Department of Transportation 2021 Retrieved April 6 2022 Colorado River Headwaters Byway America s Scenic Byways Retrieved April 6 2022 Bleiberg Larry Take me to the river America s best waterside drives usatoday com USA Today Retrieved 21 March 2023 External links editColorado at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage America s Byways America s Scenic Byways Colorado Colorado Department of Transportation Colorado Scenic amp Historic Byways Commission Colorado Scenic amp Historic Byways Colorado Travel Map Colorado Tourism Office History Colorado 40 04 22 N 106 06 13 W 40 0728 N 106 1036 W 40 0728 106 1036 Hot Sulphur Springs Colorado USA nbsp This Colorado road related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway amp oldid 1145911328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,