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Interstate 70 travels across the north side of Denver between Arvada and Wheat Ridge. U.S. 6/85 accompany the freeway east to SH 2 (Colorado Boulevard) along an unsigned overlap.
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Exit 214B links I-25/U.S. 87 south with W 48th Avenue at Warner Place in the Denver neighborhood of Globeville.
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Dubbed as the "Mousetrap" by traffic and news reporters who spoke of countless delays due to the overwhelmed and substandard interchange joining I-25/70, throughout the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, the exchange was under construction, being rebuilt ramp by ramp.
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Exit 213 follows the exchange with I-70 for Park Avenue and W 38th Avenue via Fox Street.
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Prior to 1957, Park Avenue was part of U.S. 87-287. U.S. 87 then followed Colorado Boulevard north and Colfax Avenue west to Park Avenue through Downtown Denver. U.S. 87 shifted onto the Valley Highway (I-25) north while U.S. 287 turned west on 38th Avenue to join Federal Boulevard north toward Broomfield.
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Home of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Colorado Rockies, Coors Field lies south of the Park Avenue viaduct spanning the BNSF Railroad at 22nd and Blake Streets. Coors Field is named after the famous beer maker; the Coors family is well known throughout Colorado.
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West
Although unmarked, U.S. 6 west joins I-25/U.S. 85 south between Exits 214 and 209B with the 6th Avenue Freeway. U.S. 85, which previously met I-25 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, joins the route between I-70 and Exit 207B for Santa Fe Avenue.
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Exit 213 to Park Avenue is the first and best route into Downtown Denver from southbound Interstate 25 for not only Coors Field but also the 16th Street Mall, Lower Downtown and the financial district.
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The flyover to Park Avenue south crosses Interstate 25/U.S. 6-85-87.
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20th Street to Central Street and Osage Street links Interstate 25 with the Highland neighborhood.
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The succeeding exit on I-25 south beyond 20th Street is for Speer Boulevard. Speer Boulevard follows Cherry Creek southeast between the Auraria and Union Station neighborhoods to the west side of Downtown and the Civic Center.
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Since converted to tolled Express Lanes, the original high occupancy roadway along Interstate 25 extended south from U.S. 36 (Denver-Boulder Turnpike) to the diamond interchange (Exit 212C) with 20th Street.
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Speer Boulevard south leads to Elitch Gardens, Ball Arena (home of the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche), Colorado Convention Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and Metropolitan State University of Denver.
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The Highland Bridge, a pedestrian span, crosses Interstate 25 at 16th Street and the Highland neighborhood.
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Formerly a full cloverleaf interchange joined I-25 and Speer Boulevard at Exits 212B/A. Loop ramps with the freeway southbound, including Exit 212A were removed after 2004.
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Exit 211 separates from I-25 southbound within the exchange for Speer Boulevard for 23rd and 20th Avenues for the Jefferson Park neighborhood and Empower Field at Mile High.
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The concrete rigid frame bridge for 23rd Avenue across Interstate 25 was built in 1952.1
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Exit 211 forms a service road along I-25 southbound to W 23rd Avenue and Mile High Stadium Circle three blocks east of W 20th Street in the Sun Valley neighborhood.
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Since removed, Exit 210B departed I-25 southbound for 19th Avenue one half mile from the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 210A) for U.S. 40/287 and Business Loop I-70 along Colfax Avenue.
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Located along the west side of I-25 along Mile High Stadium Circle, Empower Field at Mile High is home of the National Football League's Denver Broncos.
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U.S. 40/287 combine along Colfax Avenue east from Federal Boulevard and the West Colfax neighborhood nearby to I-70 at Exit 288, just west of the exchange with E-470 in Aurora.
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Colfax Avenue leads east between the Auraria and Lincoln Park neighborhoods to the Central Business District and Colorado State Capitol.
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U.S. 40 lines Colfax Avenue west to Lakewood and Golden and east across Denver to Aurora. Omitted on signs for Exit 210A, Business Loop I-70 was established along Colfax Avenue in the 1960s.
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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps follow on I-25/U.S. 6-85-87 south at Exit 209C for parallel Zuni Street to W 8th Avenue.
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U.S. 6 west separates from I-25/U.S. 85-87 south at a multi level interchange (Exits 209 B/A) with the 6th Avenue Freeway.
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The forthcoming exchange with the Sixth Avenue Freeway was previously a cloverleaf interchange.
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U.S. 6 west follows the 6th Avenue freeway to Lakewood, Golden and Interstate 70. While somewhat substandard, the freeway is a major commuting route from Downtown Denver to Wheat Ridge and Lakewood.
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The Sixth Avenue Freeway east concludes beyond the viaduct spanning the Union Pacific Railroad at the couplet of Klamath Street south and Santa Fe Drive north.
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Sixth Avenue extends east between the Baker and Lincoln Park neighborhoods to Speer Boulevard south of Capitol Hill.
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South
Interstate 25 leaves the Broadway Viaduct south and enters the T-Rex project zone, which started construction in 2002.
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SH 26 stems west from Exit 208 along Alameda Avenue for 2.97 miles to SH 95 (Sheridan Boulevard) along the Denver and Lakewood city line. The route formerly continued west to Golden.
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U.S. 85 parts ways with I-25/U.S. 87 south beyond SH 26 (Alameda Avenue) for S Platte River Drive to Santa Fe Drive. The two rejoin at Castle Rock.
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U.S. 85 separates along a couplet along the South Platte River between Ruby Hill and Overland. Santa Fe Drive, a controlled access arterial with interchanges, leads U.S. 85 south to Englewood and Littleton.
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Exit 207A connects with Broadway in the Baker neighborhood, adjacent to I-25 & Broadway Station along the RTD light rail.
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Broadway runs south between Overland Park and Rosedale into the city of Englewood. Historically U.S. 85 took Broadway north to 8th Avenue (U.S. 6). U.S. 6/85 combined from there to Brighton Boulevard, then turned east on 46th Avenue (now I-70).
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Upcoming University Boulevard to Washignton Park and the University neighborhood was historically designated as SH 177.
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The overpass for Louisiana Street was one of many replaced during the T-Rex construction project in 2002-04.
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University Boulevard heads north to Denver Country Club, where the road splits into the couplet of York Street /Josephine Street. South from Exit 205, University Boulevard serves Denver University.
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Originally Exit 203 to Evans Avenue was only accessible from Interstate 25 northbound.
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The succeeding exit from I-25/U.S. 87 south is for Yale Avenue west to University Park and east into an enclave of Arapahoe County that falls within Denver County.
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West from Interstate 25, eventually Yale Avenue ties into S Syracuse Way.
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Located one mile ahead, Exit 201 connects I-25 south with Hampden Avenue, U.S. 285 south and SH 30 north.
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Hampden Avenue west serves as the boundary between Arapahoe and Denver Counties between Dahlia Street and Wellshire Municipal Golf Course. U.S. 285 continues into the city of Englewood and becomes an expressway west of U.S. 85 (Santa Fe Drive) to Lakewood and C-470.
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Starting in Texas, U.S. 285 heads north to Colorado via Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico. U.S. 285 concludes at the diamond interchange (Exit 201) with I-25, opposite SH 30 along Hampden Avenue. SH 30 turns north, then east to Gun Club Road, ending adjacent to E-470 in Aurora.
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SH 30 extends Hampden Avenue east to the Denver neighborhoods of Hampden and Hampden South. SH 30 turns north onto Havana Street to the city of Aurora.
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Sources:
- 23rd Avenue Bridge. BridgeHunter.com.
Photo Credits:
08/28/04, 06/29/08, 04/23/17 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 70
Business Loop I-70 - Golden, Denver, Aurora
U.S. 6
U.S. 40
U.S. 285
U.S. 287
State Highway 2
State Highway 30
Page Updated 01-16-2022.