Interstate 70, US-6/US-40 to SH-103

 

AMP: 244

Location: I-70 and US 6, Clear Creek Cty

Reassurance shield as US 6 and US 40 join I-70, though Colorado isn’t great at acknowledging their contributions.

AMP: 244

Location: I-70 and US 6, Clear Creek Cty

US 40 splits off in ten miles anyway.

AMP: 243

Location: I-70 and Central City Pkwy, Idaho Springs

At the next exit we’ll enter Idaho Springs, though we’re still a couple miles from the core of town.

AMP: 243

Location: I-70 and Central City Pkwy, Idaho Springs

11 minutes to the US 40 split.

AMP: 242

Location: I-70 and Central City Pkwy, Idaho Springs

Reassurance shield after the Central City Parkway interchange.

AMP: 242

Location: I-70 and Central City Pkwy, Idaho Springs

After Central City Parkway we’ll briefly pass under a tunnel.

AMP: 240

Location: I-70 and 13th Ave, Idaho Springs

Shortly thereafter, we’ll pass by downtown Idaho Springs and approach SH-103.

AMP: 240

Location: I-70 and 13th Ave, Idaho City

Exit for SH-103, which heads south towards Mt. Evans, the highest point in a state obsessed with elevation.

W to US-40, E to US-40/SH-74

W to US-40, E to US-40

W to I-70/US-6, E to US-6

S to SH-5

W to SH-103, E to US-40

W to SH-103, E to US-6