Colorado State Highway 63

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State Highway 63 marker

State Highway 63

Map of northeastern Colorado with SH 63 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length56.4 mi[1] (90.8 km)
Major junctions
South end US 36 at Anton
Major intersections
North end US 6 at Atwood
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesWashington, Logan
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 62 SH 64
Looking north along Highway 63 at the Logan / Washington county line

State Highway 63 (SH 63) is a 56.4 mi (90.8 km) long state highway in northeastern Colorado. SH 63's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 36 (US 36) in Anton, and the northern terminus is at US 6 in Atwood.

Route description[edit]

SH 63 begins in the south at a junction with U.S. Highway 36 at Anton and proceeds north through remote, sparsely populated land for roughly 29 miles (47 km) before reaching a junction with U.S. Highway 34 at Akron. From there, the route continues north for a further 24 miles (39 km) to cross Interstate 76 at that highway's exit 115 and after roughly four more miles arrives at its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 6 in Atwood.

History[edit]

SH 63 was defined in the 1920s by the Colorado Department of Transportation, when it connected State Highway 96 in Haswell to Atwood at U.S. Highway 6. A gap appeared near Haswell in 1946. The section was later deleted by 1954, leaving its current routing from Anton to Atwood. This section was paved by 1961.[2]

Major intersections[edit]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
WashingtonAnton0.0000.000 US 36Southern terminus
Akron29.00646.681 US 34 (1st Avenue) – Brush, Wray
Logan53.29085.762 I-76I-76 exit 115
Atwood56.41290.786 US 6 – Merino, Brush, SterlingNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Segment Descriptions for Highway 63". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-04-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 60-79". Retrieved 2010-04-11.

External links[edit]

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