Colorado State Highway 79

State Highway 79 marker
State Highway 79
Kiowa-Bennett Road
Converse Road
Map of north central Colorado with SH 79 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length23.76 mi[1] (38.24 km)
Major junctions
South end I-70 / US 40 / US 287 / US 36 near Bennett
Major intersections SH 36 at Bennett
North end SH 52 at Prospect Valley
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesAdams, Weld
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 78 SH 82

State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a 23.8 mi (38.3 km) long state highway in Adams and Weld counties in Colorado. The highway is also called "Kiowa–Bennett Road" and "Converse Road". It traverses through remote, open plain. The highway does not pass through any towns. It does service some subdivisions in the area. SH 79's southern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70), U.S. Route 36 (US 36), US 40 and US 287 south of Bennett, and the northern terminus is at SH 52 in Prospect Valley.

  1. ^ "Segment Descriptions for Highway 79". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.[permanent dead link]