Colorado State Highway 15

State Highway 15
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	22.834 mi[1] (36.748 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 160/285 in Monte Vista
East end:	US 285, SH 17 south of Alamosa
Location
Counties:	Conejos, Rio Grande
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 14 SH 16 →

State Highway 15 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a north–south, east–west state highway in the San Luis Valley region of Southern Colorado. It connects the two towns of Monte Vista and Alamosa. There is a gap in the route.

Route description

The route begins at a concurrency between US 285 and US 160. After about 12 miles, at the Rio Grande-Conejos county line, there exists an eight-mile gap^[1] filled in by Conejos County Route 6.^[2] After the gap, SH 15 reappears, crosses over the La Jara Creek, and ends at US 285 south of Alamosa.

History

The route was established in the 1920s as a much longer route, but it was gradually cut down to its current length. The route was paved in 1957.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destination	Notes
Rio Grande	Monte Vista	0.000	US 285 and US 160	West end of route
Gap in SH 15, gap filled in by Conejos CR 6
Conejos		30.915	US 285	East end of route

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Segment list for SH 15". http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=015&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Colorado Routes 1-19". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r1-19.html#15. Retrieved April 1, 2010.