Colorado State Highway 391
State Highway 391 | ||||
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| Kipling Street | ||||
 Map of Jefferson County in north central Colorado with SH 391 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.51 mi[1] (15.30 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 285 in Lakewood | |||
| North end |  I-70 in Wheat Ridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
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State Highway 391 (SH 391) is a 9.51-mile (15.30 km) long north–south state highway in the vicinity of Denver, Colorado.
Route description
[edit]The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Lakewood. The northern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) exit 267 in Wheat Ridge. The road is known as Kipling Parkway from US 285 north to West Mississippi Avenue and Kipling Street from Mississippi to I-70.
History
[edit]The route was established in 1955, when it began at Colfax Avenue and headed south to Alameda Avenue. The northern terminus was extended to 44th Avenue by 1967 and to I-70 by 1968. SH 391 was extended south to US 285 in 1985.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Jefferson County.
| Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 285 / Kipling Street – Fairplay, Englewood | Southern terminus; road continues south as Kipling Street | |
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  SH 8 (Morrison Road) | |||
| 5.1 | 8.2 |  US 6 (Sixth Avenue) | |||
| 6.3 | 10.1 |   US 40 / I-70 BL (Colfax Avenue) | |||
| Wheat Ridge | 9.3 | 15.0 | I-70 | Northern terminus; I-70 exit 267 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Segment list for SH 391". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 367-399". Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ^ "Colorado State Highway 391" (Map). Google Maps. Google. January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
External links
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Media related to Colorado State Highway 391 at Wikimedia Commons