Colorado State Highway 141

State Highway 141
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	159.7 mi[1] (257.0 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 491 near Dove Creek
	SH 145 near Naturita SH 90 US 50 near Whitewater
North end:	I-70 Bus. at Grand Junction
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 140 SH 142 →

State Highway 141 is a 159.7 mi (257.0 km) long state highway in far western Colorado. Though nominally oriented north–south, SH 141 winds around a considerable amount due to the rugged terrain and ultimately forms a giant S shape.

Route description

Beginning west of Dove Creek, the highway runs north, then swings east to drop into a canyon and cross the Dolores River at Slick Rock. SH 141 follows the Dolores for a short while, then continues east through Gypsum Gap, then north through Broad Canyon. At a junction with SH 145 the highway turns west through Naturita, then northwest following the San Miguel River to the Dolores River. It continues a winding path northwest along the Dolores to Gateway. There it turns northeast, running through the Unaweep Canyon to the Gunnison River valley where it joins US 50 at Whitewater. The highway heads northwest alongside the Gunnison River, splitting off from US 50 as it nears Grand Junction. It heads north across the Colorado River and ends at a junction with I-70 Bus. east of Grand Junction.^[2]

SH 141 between Naturita and Whitewater is part of the Colorado designated Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Byway.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destination	Notes
Dolores		0.000	US 491	South end of route
San Miguel	No major intersections in San Miguel County
Montrose		56.705	SH 145
	Naturita	60.452	SH 97
		62.436	SH 90
Mesa	Whitewater	154.109	US 50	Begin concurrency
		156.746	US 50	End concurrency
	Grand Junction	162.297	I-70 Bus.	North end of route

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Segment Descriptions for Highway 141". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=141&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2008-03-25. 
2. ^ Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (Third ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 43,54,55,64,65,74. ISBN 0-89933-206-4. 
3. ^ "Unaweep Tabeguache". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.coloradodot.info/travel/scenic-byways/southwest/unaweep-tabeguache. Retrieved 2011-02-05.