State Highway 149 (SH 149) is a 117.522-mile-long (189.133 km) state highway in southwestern Colorado, United States. SH 149's southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 160 (US 160) in South Fork, and the northern terminus is at US 50 west of Gunnison. The entire route is also known as the Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway.[2][3]
SH 149 begins in the south at its junction with US 160 at South Fork. From there the road winds its way generally northward through the San Juan Mountains. The first portion of the road parallels the upper Rio Grande as it passes through Rio Grande National Forest. SH 149 winds through the mountains for 21 miles (34 km) before coming to the historic mining town of Creede. From there the road continues its climb into the mountains and eventually turns away from the Rio Grande to cross the Continental Divide at Spring Creek Pass at an elevation of 10,901 ft (3,323 m). At this point the road passes into Gunnison National Forest and, after a brief descent, begins an even higher climb to Slumgullion Pass elevated 11,361 ft (3,463 m). From there, the highway descends and crosses the Slumgullion Earthflow before it drops to the town of Lake City, where it begins to parallel Lake Fork, a tributary of the Gunnison River. SH 149 follows Lake Fork down out of the mountains and eventually turns away to the east passing just north of Powderhorn where the road again turns northward. After skirting the southern edge of Curecanti National Recreation Area, the highway crosses the Gunnison River and finally reaches its northern terminus at US 50 approximately nine miles west of Gunnison. There are no major junctions along its entire length.[1]
Historyedit
The route was established in the 1920s and was completely paved by 1977.[4]
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colorado, state, highway, state, highway, mile, long, state, highway, southwestern, colorado, united, states, southern, terminus, highway, south, fork, northern, terminus, west, gunnison, entire, route, also, known, silver, thread, scenic, historic, byway, sta. State Highway 149 SH 149 is a 117 522 mile long 189 133 km state highway in southwestern Colorado United States SH 149 s southern terminus is at U S Highway 160 US 160 in South Fork and the northern terminus is at US 50 west of Gunnison The entire route is also known as the Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway 2 3 State Highway 149SH 149 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by CDOTLength117 522 mi 1 189 133 km TouristroutesSilver Thread Scenic and Historic BywayMajor junctionsSouth endUS 160 at South ForkNorth endUS 50 west of GunnisonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountiesRio Grande Mineral Hinsdale GunnisonHighway systemColorado State Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic SH 145 SH 150 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp Baldy Cinco viewed from SH 149SH 149 begins in the south at its junction with US 160 at South Fork From there the road winds its way generally northward through the San Juan Mountains The first portion of the road parallels the upper Rio Grande as it passes through Rio Grande National Forest SH 149 winds through the mountains for 21 miles 34 km before coming to the historic mining town of Creede From there the road continues its climb into the mountains and eventually turns away from the Rio Grande to cross the Continental Divide at Spring Creek Pass at an elevation of 10 901 ft 3 323 m At this point the road passes into Gunnison National Forest and after a brief descent begins an even higher climb to Slumgullion Pass elevated 11 361 ft 3 463 m From there the highway descends and crosses the Slumgullion Earthflow before it drops to the town of Lake City where it begins to parallel Lake Fork a tributary of the Gunnison River SH 149 follows Lake Fork down out of the mountains and eventually turns away to the east passing just north of Powderhorn where the road again turns northward After skirting the southern edge of Curecanti National Recreation Area the highway crosses the Gunnison River and finally reaches its northern terminus at US 50 approximately nine miles west of Gunnison There are no major junctions along its entire length 1 History editThe route was established in the 1920s and was completely paved by 1977 4 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesRio Grande 0 0000 000 nbsp US 160 Del Norte Pagosa SpringsSouth end of routeMineral No major junctionsHinsdale No major junctionsGunnison 117 522189 133 nbsp US 50 Montrose GunnisonNorth end of route1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also editList of scenic byways in Colorado Scenic byways in the United StatesReferences edit a b c Segment Descriptions for Highway 149 Colorado Department of Transportation Retrieved 2008 03 27 permanent dead link Silver Thread Colorado Scenic Byways Colorado Department of Transportation Silver Thread Colorado Scenic amp Historic Byway America s Byways Federal Highway Administration Salek Matthew E Colorado Routes 140 159 Retrieved 2010 04 08 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Colorado State Highway 149KML is from Wikidata nbsp Media related to Colorao State Highway 149 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colorado State Highway 149 amp oldid 1165754901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
