Colorado State Highway 131 Explained

State:CO
Type:CO
Route:131
Map:Colorado State Highway 131 Map.svg
Map Notes:Map of northwestern Colorado with SH 131 highlighted in red
Length Mi:68.7
Length Round:1
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: at Wolcott
Junction: at Wolcott
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Steamboat Springs
Counties:Eagle, Routt
Previous Type:CO
Previous Route:128
Next Type:CO
Next Route:133

State Highway 131 (SH 131) is a 68.71NaN1 long north - south state highway in the U.S. State of Colorado. SH 131's southern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) in Wolcott, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 40 (US 40) 4miles east of Steamboat Springs. SH 131 travels through the towns of State Bridge, Bond, McCoy, Toponas, Yampa, and Oak Creek.

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected State Bridge to its current terminus at US 40. The route was then paved from its north end to Yampa by 1946. SH 11 (now moved) was deleted by 1954, giving the section from Wolcott to State Bridge to SH 131. The entire route was paved by 1970. SH 131 was then extended to I-70 in 1972.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Segment Descriptions for Highway 131. 2008-05-14. Colorado Department of Transportation.
  2. Web site: Colorado Routes 120-139. Salek, Matthew E.. 2010-05-29.