Colorado State Highway 3

"CO 3" redirects here. For the congressional district, see Colorado's 3rd congressional district.

State Highway 3 marker

State Highway 3

Map of La Plata County in southwestern Colorado with SH 3 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 2.444 mi[1] (3.933 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 160 / US 550 in Durango
North end: US 160 / US 550 in Durango
Location
Counties: La Plata
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
← SH 2SH 5 →

State Highway 3 (SH 3) is a short north–south state highway located in and near the city of Durango, in the county of La Plata in the U.S. State of Colorado, United States. It follows the former alignment of U.S. Routes 160 and 550 south of downtown, lying across the Animas River from the modern highway constructed about 1980.

Route description

State Highway 3 begins in southern Durango at US 160-550 (Camino del Rio), just south of that route's crossing of the Animas River to the Durango Mall. SH 3 travels northward along the former alignment of US 160-550 (an even older alignment is now County Road 209, Sawmill Road), following the eastern bank of the Animas River for about 1 3⁄4 miles (2.8 km). After leaving and re-entering the city of Durango, SH 3 turns left onto Santa Rita Drive, which curves to the southwest before ending at US 160-550 about 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) later.[2][1] The former alignment of US 160-550 does not use Santa Rita Drive, but instead continues north on East Eighth Avenue and turns west on College Drive to Main Avenue, where the two routes used to split.[3][4]

History

A new alignment of US 160-550 was built in 1979-1980, crossing the Animas River twice south of downtown Durango. The old road east of the river was redesignated SH 3 in 1981-1982.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in La Plata County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Durango0.0000.000 US 160 / US 550 (Camino del Rio)
0.6811.096 CR 209 (Sawmill Road)
1.6192.606 CR 209 (Sawmill Road)
2.1943.531East Eighth Avenue
2.4443.933 US 160 / US 550 (Camino del Rio)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway Data Explorer, accessed November 2013
  2. ↑ Google Maps including Street View photographs, accessed November 2013
  3. ↑ United States Geological Survey, Durango East 1:24000, 1965
  4. ↑ United States Geological Survey, Durango West 1:24000, 1970
  5. ↑ Colorado Department of Transportation, official highway maps: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

External links

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