SH 42 begins in northwestern Lafayette at a junction with SH 7 (Arapahoe Road) and heads south on 95th Street. 1 mile (1.6 km) later, after crossing Baseline Road, the roadway S-curves to the east to line up with 96th Street, though it keeps the 95th Street name until the Louisville city limits. After bypassing downtown Louisville to the east, SH 42 turns east onto a road that becomes Empire Road upon leaving Louisville. It ends at US 287 south of downtown Lafayette.[2]
Historyedit
State Highway 168 was designated in 1932-1934 along a route similar to the present SH 42, but using a number of different roadways. It began on SH 7 in the same place and headed south on 95th Street, but the S-curve was not in place and it jogged east on Baseline Road to reach 96th Street. SH 168 then jogged west on South Boulder Road across the railroad to Louisville's Main Street, and turned east on Pine Street, crossing SH 42 onto Empire Road. This street curves south to meet SH 42 at the current city limits of Louisville, after which SH 168 followed SH 42 to end at SH 1 (now US 287).[3] In 1953 the state highway system was greatly reduced[4] and SH 168 disappeared. The loop through Louisville returned to the system in 1960-1961 with a new number: State Highway 42. Two new segments of road were built in about 1970, giving SH 42 its current shape (but initially a sweeping curve carried traffic around the corner east of downtown Louisville).[5][6][7]
colorado, state, highway, state, highway, state, highway, boulder, county, colorado, united, states, runs, south, from, louisville, then, east, state, highway, 42map, boulder, county, north, central, colorado, with, highlighted, redroute, informationmaintained. State Highway 42 SH 42 is a state highway in Boulder County Colorado United States It runs south from SH 7 to Louisville and then east to US 287 State Highway 42Map of Boulder County in north central Colorado with SH 42 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by CDOTLength4 876 mi 1 7 847 km Major junctionsNorth endSH 7 in LafayetteMajor intersectionsLouisvilleEast endUS 287 in LafayetteLocationCountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountiesBoulderHighway systemColorado State Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic SH 41 SH 44 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description edit nbsp Westbound on SH 42 in LouisvilleSH 42 begins in northwestern Lafayette at a junction with SH 7 Arapahoe Road and heads south on 95th Street 1 mile 1 6 km later after crossing Baseline Road the roadway S curves to the east to line up with 96th Street though it keeps the 95th Street name until the Louisville city limits After bypassing downtown Louisville to the east SH 42 turns east onto a road that becomes Empire Road upon leaving Louisville It ends at US 287 south of downtown Lafayette 2 History editState Highway 168 was designated in 1932 1934 along a route similar to the present SH 42 but using a number of different roadways It began on SH 7 in the same place and headed south on 95th Street but the S curve was not in place and it jogged east on Baseline Road to reach 96th Street SH 168 then jogged west on South Boulder Road across the railroad to Louisville s Main Street and turned east on Pine Street crossing SH 42 onto Empire Road This street curves south to meet SH 42 at the current city limits of Louisville after which SH 168 followed SH 42 to end at SH 1 now US 287 3 In 1953 the state highway system was greatly reduced 4 and SH 168 disappeared The loop through Louisville returned to the system in 1960 1961 with a new number State Highway 42 Two new segments of road were built in about 1970 giving SH 42 its current shape but initially a sweeping curve carried traffic around the corner east of downtown Louisville 5 6 7 Major intersections editThe entire route is in Boulder County LocationmikmDestinationsNotesLafayette0 0000 000 nbsp SH 7Northern terminusLouisville2 6244 223Pine Street Empire Road Louisville2 9514 74996th StreetSH 42 changes direction3 7956 107104th Street Empire RoadLafayette4 8767 847 nbsp US 287Eastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portal nbsp Colorado portalList of state highways in ColoradoReferences edit Colorado Department of Transportation Highway Data Explorer accessed November 2013 Google Maps including Street View photographs accessed November 2013 Colorado State Highway Department Boulder County 1936 reproduced as part of the 1940 Census 1923 list of state highways reproduced in Highways to the Sky Appendix C p 39 United States Geological Survey Louisville 1 24000 permanent dead link 1967 United States Geological Survey Louisville 1 24000 permanent dead link 1973 Colorado Department of Transportation official highway maps 1932 1934 1952 1954 1960 1961 1965External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Colorado State Highway 42 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Colorado State Highway 42KML is from Wikidata Colorado Highways Route 42 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colorado State Highway 42 amp oldid 1184311097 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
