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US 50:

Summary:

Segment	Type of Highway	Approximate Length	View Pictures
Utah border to Exit 26 near Grand Junction	US 50 is multiplexed along the I-70 freeway.	26 miles
I-70 to downtown Grand Junction	4-lane Arterial	4.5 miles
Through Grand Junction	4-lane Boulevard / City Street Couplet	2 miles
Grand Junction to Delta	4-lane Arterial	39 miles
Through Delta	4-lane Boulevard	3 miles
Delta to Olathe	4-lane Arterial	8 miles
Olathe to Montrose	4-lane Expressway	9 miles
Through Montrose	4-lane Boulevard	4 miles
Montrose to Gunnison	2-lane Highway	62 miles
Through Gunnison	4-lane Boulevard	2 miles
Gunnison to Poncha Springs	2-lane Highway	59 miles	View Picture (Colorado Highways)
Poncha Springs to Salida	5-lane Boulevard	5 miles
Salida to Parkdale	2-lane Highway	44 miles	View Picture (Colorado Highways)
Parkdale to Canon City	4-lane Arterial	12 miles
Through Canon City	4-lane Boulevard	1.5 miles
Canon City to CO 45	4-lane Expressway	33 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
CO 45 to I-25	4-lane Boulevard	2.5 miles	View Picture (Colorado Highways)
Along the I-25 multiplex	Freeway	1.5 miles
I-25 to CO 96 West	4-lane Expressway	2.5 miles	View Pictures (Colorado Highways)
CO 96 West to CO 96 East	4-lane Arterial	10 miles
CO 96 East to Rocky Ford	2-lane Highway	38 miles
Through Rocky Ford	City Street Couplet	2 miles
Rocky Ford to La Junta	4-lane Arterial	10 miles
Through La Junta	4-lane Boulevard	3 miles
La Junta to east of La Junta	4-lane Arterial	3.5 miles
East of La Junta to Las Animas	2-lane Highway	15 miles
Through Las Animas	4-lane Boulevard	1 mile
Las Animas to Fort Lyon	4-lane Arterial	4 miles
Fort Lyon to US 287 North	2-lane Highway	23 miles
US 287 North to Lamar	4-lane Arterial	7 miles
Through Lamar	4-lane Boulevard	2 miles
Lamar to the Kansas border	2-lane Highway	31 miles

Detailed Description - Grand Junction to Montrose:
From Delta to Montrose, US 50 is a four-lane divided highway with a single signal and a few country road-type crossings and turnoffs. Through Delta and then for a few miles north of town, US 50 is four-lane city street / country road. From a few miles north of Delta to Olathe, all access From Olathe to Montrose, private access points are allowed directly on the highway. However, from there to just south of Grand Junction there's nearly nothing but desert, and the highway was recently widened to four lanes. The Montrose to Grand Junction widening and the CO 82 widening were the big projects out on the western slope for years.

Junction Log (US 50 east of I-25 to CO 96 West in Pueblo):

Junction	Type of Access	Highway Type at Junction	Location
I-25 at exit 100A	Trumpet Interchange (US 50 multiplexes with I-25 between exit 101 and exit 100A)	Freeway to Expressway
I-25 eastern Frontage Road	WB off-slip	Expressway
Bonforte Boulevard	Signalized junction	Expressway
Norwood Ave	Signalized junction	Expressway
Troy Ave	Signalized junction	Expressway
CO 47N and CO 96W (east Pueblo)	Elevated Junction (Diamond Interchange)	Expressway to 4-lane Arterial
The 4 lane arterial continues east to the CO 96 East junction.

History: (courtesy of Matthew Salek - click here)

For a history of the early days of US 50 in Colorado, see Alvin Edlund, Jr.'s article.

Future Improvements:
There are eventual plans to four-lane US 50 from Pueblo to the Kansas state line, in order to make it safer for cars to pass slow-moving farm equipment. The 2005 State Transportation Improvement Program includes $1 million in 2007 for four-laning in Otero County.