U.S. Highway 350 marker

U.S. Highway 350

US 350 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 50
Maintained by CDOT
Length72.464 mi[1] (116.620 km)
Major junctions
West end US 160 near Trinidad
East end US 50 in La Junta
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesLas Animas, Otero
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
← SH 348→ SH 368

U.S. Highway 350 (US 350) is a 73-mile-long (117 km) northeast–southwest United States highway located entirely within the state of Colorado.

Route description

US 350 starts at a junction with US 160 northeast of Trinidad. The highway runs northeast, past the Perry Stokes Airport and crossing the Purgatoire River. It then continues the rest of its length along a route chosen by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and close to the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. The highway passes just northeast of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, then crosses Comanche National Grassland before a junction with SH 71 going north.[2] At La Junta, the highway turns east on 5th Street, then north on Barnes Avenue before ending at a junction with US 50.

History

Until the 1990s, US 350 continued into Trinidad, where it intersected with Interstate 25 (I-25). Prior to the creation of I-25, the road terminated at US 85 and US 87.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Las Animas​0.0000.000 US 160 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Trinidad, SpringfieldWestern terminus
Otero​59.41295.614
 SH 71 north – Rocky Ford		Southern terminus of SH 71
La Junta72.464116.620 US 50 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Pueblo, LamarEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "US 350 Inventory Form" (PDF). Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (Third ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. p. 100. ISBN 0-89933-206-4.
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