 State Highway 71 | ||||
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 Map of eastern Colorado with SH 71 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 224.65 mi[1] (361.54 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 350 near La Junta | |||
| North end |  N-71 south of Kimball | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Otero, Crowley, Lincoln, Washington, Morgan, Weld | |||
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State Highway 71 (CO 71 or SH 71) is a 224-mile-long (360 km) state highway passing several other highways in northern and central Colorado. SH 71's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 350 (US 350) near La Junta, and the northern terminus is a continuation as Nebraska Highway 71 (N-71) at the Nebraska border, which eventually crosses into South Dakota as South Dakota Highway 71 (SD-71), making Highway 71 a triple-state highway.
State Highway 71 is the subject of a truck freight diversion feasibility study being conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation to explore diverting truck traffic from Interstate 25.[2]
- ^ "Segment list for SH 71". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Resources". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2022-04-23.