U.S. Route 34 in Colorado

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 34 in Colorado. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 34.

U.S. Route 34 marker

U.S. Route 34
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US 34 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 259.529 mi[2] (417.671 km)
Existed: 1972[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US 40 in Granby
  US 36 in Estes Park
US 287 in Loveland
I-25 / US 87 near Loveland
US 85 in Greeley
US 6 / I-76 in Fort Morgan
US 385 in Wray
East end: US 34 near Laird
Location
Counties: Grand, Larimer, Weld, Morgan, Washington, Yuma
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
← SH 30 SH 35 →

U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Granby, Colorado, to Berwyn, Illinois. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 34 is a 260-mile-long (420 km) road that spans across northern Colorado. It begins at US 40 in Granby and ends at the Nebraska border, where it continues as US 34, east of Laird.

Route description

View of US 34 in Rocky Mountain National Park, at an altitude above 11,000 feet
File:Rocky Mountain NP, Road 34 - Rainbow Curve - panoramio.jpg
View of US 34 in Rocky Mountain National Park, at Rainbow Curve

Granby to Rocky Mountain National Park

The route begins in Granby at US 40. It then follows the Colorado River Valley near Granby Lake and enters Arapaho National Recreational Area.[3]

Trail Ridge Road

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Main article: Trail Ridge Road

After entering Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado's Front Range,[citation needed] US 34 follows the North Fork Colorado River through Kawuneeche Valley. It passes over Milner Pass and reaches the Alpine Visitor Center. Then it continues east, passing its highest point at 12,183 feet[4] near Fall River Pass. It exits the park at US 36 at Deer Ridge Junction.

US 34 here is the highest continuous highway in the United States.[4]

This section of US 34 requires a $30 national park entrance fee, making this segment into a toll road.

Estes Park to Loveland

From here, it passes by Estes Park as Eisenhower Boulevard, has a business route and enters Loveland, becoming a four-lane expressway. Here, it intersects I-25 and U.S. Highway 287.

Greeley to Nebraska border

At Greeley, it passes by U.S. Highway 85 in a complex interchange[1] and U.S. 34 Business, and crosses the South Platte River. It also has an interchange with SH 257.[5] From here, it is no longer an expressway. It intersects SH 144 and SH 39, then joins I-76 at Wiggins. It leaves, and follows the North Fork Republican River east into Nebraska, where it intersects SH 71, SH 52, SH 63, SH 61, SH 59, and U.S. Highway 385.

History

Parts of the route were originally designated as US 38. US 34 was extended into Colorado in 1939.[1]

Major intersections

County Location mi[2] km Destinations Notes
Grand Granby 0.000 0.000 US 40 – Granby, Denver, Hot Sulphur Springs, Steamboat Springs West end of route
Grand Lake 14.683 23.630 West Portal Road – Grand Lake and Village former SH 278
Larimer Deer Ridge Junction (RMNP) 53.758 86.515 US 36 east – Moraine Park, Bear Lake, Estes Park
Rocky Mountain National Park 55.546 89.393 Old Fall River Road – Endovalley
57.686 92.837 Fall River Entrance Station
Estes Park 60.965 98.114
US 34 Bus. east (Elkhorn Avenue)
62.081 99.910 MacGregor Avenue – Devils Gulch, Glen Haven former SH 262
62.507 100.595
US 36 / US 34 Bus. west (Elkhorn Avenue / St. Vrain Avenue) to SH 7 – Lyons
Drake 75.584 121.641 CR 43 – Glen Haven former SH 262
​ 85.617 137.787 CR 27 – Masonville former SH 186
Loveland 91.924 147.937 US 287 south (Cleveland Avenue) – Longmont, Central Business District
92.009 148.074 US 287 north (Lincoln Avenue) – Fort Collins
96.250 154.899 I-25 (US 87) – Denver, Fort Collins
Weld Greeley 102.476 164.919
US 34 Bus. east (10th Street) – Greeley		 Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
102.804 165.447 SH 257 – Windsor, Milliken
111.233 179.012 23rd Avenue / 27th Street
112.772 181.489
US 85 south / US 85 Bus. north (8th Avenue) – Denver, Greeley		 West end of US 85 overlap
113.136 182.075 US 85 north – Cheyenne East end of US 85 overlap
​ 115.411 185.736
US 34 Bus. west
​ 117.251 188.697 CR 49 – Hudson, Keenesburg former SH 37 south
Kersey 119.178 191.798 CR 53 / Invalid type: road – Kersey former SH 37 north
Morgan ​ 144.470 232.502 SH 144 – Orchard, Jackson Lake State Park
​ 149.164 240.056 SH 39 / SH 52 – Goodrich, Wiggins
​ 149.345
66.288		 240.347
106.680		 I-76 west (US 6 west) – Denver Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western end of I-76 overlap
​ 73.130 117.691 Long Bridge Road I-76 exit 73; former SH 144
​ 75.704
158.794		 121.834
255.554		 I-76 east (US 6 east) Eastern end of I-76 overlap
Fort Morgan 162.962 262.262 SH 52 north (Main Street) to I-76
Brush 172.414 277.473 SH 71 north (Colorado Avenue) to I-76 West end of SH 71 overlap
​ 173.570 279.334 SH 71 south – Last Chance, Limon East end of SH 71 overlap
​ 173.852 279.788 To US 6 / I-76 – Sterling
Washington Akron 196.336 315.972 SH 63 (Cedar Avenue) – Sterling, Anton
Otis 209.305 336.844 SH 61 north (Dade Street) – Sterling
Yuma Yuma 223.345 359.439 SH 59 (Detroit Street) – Haxtun
Wray 249.931 402.225 US 385 (Dexter Street) – Holyoke
​ 259.529 417.671 US 34 east – Haigler, McCook Nebraska state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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U.S. Route 34
Previous state:
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