Colorado State Highway 141
State Highway 141 | ||||
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 Map of western Colorado with SH 141 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 159.7 mi[1] (257.0 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 491 near Dove Creek | |||
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| North end |  I-70 Bus. at Grand Junction | |||
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Colorado State Highways
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→State Highway 141 is a 159.7 mi (257.0 km) long state highway in far western Colorado. Though nominally oriented north–south, SH 141 winds around a considerable amount due to the rugged terrain and ultimately forms a giant S shape.
Contents
1 Route description
2 Major intersections
3 References
4 External links
Route description
Beginning west of Dove Creek, the highway runs north, then swings east to drop into a canyon and cross the Dolores River at Slick Rock. SH 141 follows the Dolores for a short while, then continues east through Gypsum Gap, then north through Broad Canyon. At a junction with SH 145 the highway turns west through Naturita, then northwest following the San Miguel River to the Dolores River. It continues a winding path northwest along the Dolores to Gateway. There it turns northeast, running through the Unaweep Canyon to the Gunnison River valley where it joins US 50 at Whitewater. The highway heads northwest alongside the Gunnison River, splitting off from US 50 as it nears Grand Junction. It heads north across the Colorado River and ends at a junction with I-70 Bus. east of Grand Junction.[2]
SH 141 between Naturita and Whitewater is part of the Colorado designated Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway.[3]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Dolores | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 491 | South end of route | |||
San Miguel | No major junctions | |||||||
| Montrose | | 56.705 | 91.258 |  SH 145 | ||||
| Naturita | 60.452 | 97.288 |  SH 97 | |||||
| | 62.436 | 100.481 |  SH 90 | |||||
| Mesa | Whitewater | 154.109 | 248.014 |  US 50 | South end of US 50 overlap | |||
| | 156.746 | 252.258 | US 50 | North end of US 50 overlap | ||||
| Grand Junction | 162.297 | 261.192 | I-70 Bus. | North end of route | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
^ ab "Segment Descriptions for Highway 141". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-25..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (Third ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 43, 54, 55, 64, 65, 74. ISBN 0-89933-206-4.
^ "Unaweep Tabeguache". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
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