Colorado State Highway 139
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Map of western Colorado with SH 139 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length: | 72.065 mi[1] (115.977 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 I-70 in Loma | |||
 US 6 in Loma | ||||
| North end: |
 SH 64 near Rangely | |||
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| Counties: | Mesa, Garfield, Rio Blanco | |||
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Colorado State Highways
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State Highway 139 (SH 139) is a 72.065-mile-long (115.977 km) state highway in western Colorado.
Route description
SH 139 begins in the south at exit 15 of Interstate 70 at Loma roughly fifteen miles west of Grand Junction. From there the road proceeds northward through very remote, very sparsely populated land to its northern end at State Highway 64 at Rangely. There are no significant settlements for the road's entire length. Near its midpoint, the road crosses Bookcliff Mountains at Douglas Pass at an elevation of 8,268 ft (2,520 m).
History
The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at U.S. Highway 6 in Loma and went north to SH 64. The route was completely deleted in 1954 and reestablished by 1964, where it ended at Douglas Pass. The route was paved from Loma to Douglas Pass in 1972, when the southern terminus was extended to Interstate 70. The route was extended back to SH 64 in 1975.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Mesa | Loma | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-70 | ||||
| 1.253 | 2.017 | US 6 | ||||||
| Garfield |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Rio Blanco | Rangely | 72.065 | 115.977 | SH 64 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Online Transportation Information System". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 120-139". Retrieved 2010-05-29.