SH 142 begins in the west at its junction with US 285 mere feet outside the city limits of Romeo. The route heads east through the towns of Manassa and San Acacio before reaching its eastern terminus at San Luis where it meets SH 159.
The highway passes through the San Luis Hills and over the Rio Grande. The Manassa Dike is visible from the highway as it passes through the hills. Overall, the highway has very little traffic, especially the section that passes through the San Luis Hills. SH 142 connects the two river valleys (Conejos, Culebra Creek), passing through a high desert with little vegetation.
Scenic Bywayedit
All of the highway is part of the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway[2]
Looking west from the San Luis Hills.
Romeo, Colorado, the western terminus of the highway.
The eastern end of the highway in San Luis, Colorado.
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April 12, 2024
colorado, state, highway, state, highway, mile, long, state, highway, southern, colorado, western, terminus, route, near, romeo, eastern, terminus, luis, state, highway, 142los, caminos, antiguosmap, southern, colorado, with, highlighted, redroute, information. State Highway 142 SH 142 is a 33 5 mile 53 913 km long state highway in southern Colorado SH 142 s western terminus is at U S Route 285 US 285 near Romeo and the eastern terminus is at SH 159 in San Luis State Highway 142Los Caminos AntiguosMap southern Colorado with SH 142 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by CDOTLength33 5 mi 1 53 9 km Major junctionsWest endUS 285 SH 17 in RomeoEast endSH 159 in San LuisLocationCountryUnited StatesStateColoradoCountiesConejos CostillaHighway systemColorado State Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic SH 141 SH 144 Contents 1 Route description 1 1 Scenic Byway 2 Major intersections 3 References 4 External linksRoute description editSH 142 begins in the west at its junction with US 285 mere feet outside the city limits of Romeo The route heads east through the towns of Manassa and San Acacio before reaching its eastern terminus at San Luis where it meets SH 159 The highway passes through the San Luis Hills and over the Rio Grande The Manassa Dike is visible from the highway as it passes through the hills Overall the highway has very little traffic especially the section that passes through the San Luis Hills SH 142 connects the two river valleys Conejos Culebra Creek passing through a high desert with little vegetation Scenic Byway edit All of the highway is part of the Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway 2 nbsp Looking west from the San Luis Hills nbsp Romeo Colorado the western terminus of the highway nbsp The eastern end of the highway in San Luis Colorado Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesConejosRomeo0 000 00 nbsp US 285 SH 17 Antonito La JaraWestern terminusRio Grande14 323 0BridgeCostillaSan Luis33 553 9 nbsp SH 159Eastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b Overview of Colorado SH 142 Google Maps Google Inc Retrieved September 6 2019 Colorado Department of Transportation Los Caminos AntiguosExternal links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Colorado State Highway 142KML is from Wikidata nbsp Media related to Colorado State Highway 142 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colorado State Highway 142 amp oldid 1184231437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
