Colorado State Highway 62

State Highway 62 (SH 62) is a 23.41 mile (37.67 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. SH 62's western terminus is at SH 145 in Placerville, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 550 (US 550) in Ridgway.

State Highway 62
Map of western Colorado with SH 62 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	23.41 mi[1] (37.67 km)
Major junctions
West end	SH 145 at Placerville
East end	US 550 at Ridgway
Location
Counties	San Miguel, Ouray
Highway system
Colorado State Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SH 61 → SH 63

Mount Sneffels from SH 62.

Route description

SH 62 starts at a junction with SH 145 just north of Placerville, Colorado in the San Miguel River valley and heads northeast up the Leopard Creek Canyon. The highway bends slowly to the east before crossing the Dallas Divide at an elevation of 8,983 feet (2,738 m). It then follows Cottonwood and Dallas creeks downstream to Ridgway, Colorado. The highway crosses the Uncompahgre River just before ending at a junction with US 550.[2]

State Highway 62 is part of the San Juan Skyway, designated as a National Scenic Byway in 1996.[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
San Miguel	Placerville	0.000	0.000	SH 145	Western terminus
Ouray	Ridgway	23.414	37.681	US 550	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Segment list for SH 62". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
2. Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (Third ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. p. 66. ISBN 0-89933-206-4.
3. "San Juan Skyway". American's Byways. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-02-06.

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