Colorado State Highway 145

State Highway 145 marker

State Highway 145
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 116.1 mi[1] (186.8 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 160 at Cortez
  SH 184 near Dolores
SH 62 at Placerville
North end: SH 141 near Naturita
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
SH 144SH 149

State Highway 145 (SH 145) is a 116.1 mi (186.8 km) long state highway in western Colorado.

Route description

Lizard Head Peak along SH 145

The route begins in the south at its intersection with U.S. Highway 160 in the eastern portion of the city of Cortez. The route winds northward through the towns of Dolores, Rico, Sawpit, Placerville, Norwood, and Redvale before terminating at the junction with State Highway 141 about four miles (6 km) east of Naturita. Just north of its midpoint between Rico and Sawpit, the road also passes very near and provides access to the town of Telluride.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MontezumaCortez0.0000.000 US 160South end of route
 7.86412.656 SH 184South end of SH 184 overlap
 8.72914.048 SH 184North end of SH 184 overlap
Dolores
No major junctions
San MiguelPlacerville84.289135.650 SH 62
Montrose 116.879188.099 SH 141North end of route
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "Segment Descriptions for Highway 145". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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