Colorado State Highway 140 Explained

State:CO
Type:CO
Route:140
Map:Colorado State Highway 140 Map.svg
Map Notes:Map of La Plata County in southwestern Colorado with SH 140 highlighted in red
Length Mi:23.435
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: at the New Mexico state line
Direction B:North
Terminus B: west of Durango
Counties:La Plata
Previous Type:CO
Previous Route:139
Next Type:CO
Next Route:141

State Highway 140 (SH 140) is a 23.4353NaN3 long state highway in the southwestern corner of Colorado. SH 140's southern terminus is at New Mexico State Road 170 (NM 170) at the New Mexico state line, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) west of Durango.

Route description

SH 140 begins in the south on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation at the New Mexico state line where the road becomes New Mexico State Road 170 coming from Farmington, NM. From the state line, the road proceeds northward passing near the town of Marvel and reaching its northern terminus at US 160 near the small town of Hesperus roughly eleven miles west of Durango.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Segment Descriptions for Highway 140. 2008-04-07. Colorado Department of Transportation.