{"id":9913667,"date":"2012-10-28T22:20:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T05:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidjcorcoran.com\/highways\/wy\/wyroutes\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2016-12-26T15:26:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T22:26:58","slug":"u-s-route-160-us-285co-15-to-us-285co-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/?p=9913667","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Route 160, US-285\/CO-15 to US-285\/CO-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: 1st Ave and Broadway St, Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as 285 joins US-160<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: 1st Ave and Jefferson St, Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield a couple blocks later<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Park Ave and Madison St, Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield about a block and a half after that as the road curves slightly southeast<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Grand Ave and Euclid St, Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield a few blocks after that as the road bends southeasterly again<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Grand Ave and Franklin St, Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield two blocks later. You can&#8217;t say 160\/285 is poorly signed in Monte Vista, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Grand Ave and CR 1E, Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Junction County Road 1E as we finally start to head out of town<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 1E, Rio Grande Cty<br \/>\nReassurance shield as we head out of Monte Vista<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/8.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 38, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Junction CR 38 coming up. I have been driving highways and photographing the signs since January 2007, and it took me until June 2012 to get a picture of my first road numbered 38. Ironically, I lived along Illinois Route 38 for \u00a0eight years, from 1989 to 1997.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 2E, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A mile or so later, turn right for CR 2E<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 3E, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right or left for CR 3E, which connects to CR 1S on both sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 3E, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after the 3E junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/12.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 4E, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right and left for CR 4E<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/13.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 2S, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn left for CR 2S<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/14.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 5E, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right for CR 5E<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/15.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 6E, Rio Grande Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right and left for CR 6E. Rio Grande County loves its county road signs. Just after this junction, we&#8217;ll cross into Alamosa County<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/16.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and Rio Grande CR 6E, Alamosa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as we cross into Alamosa County<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 103S, Alamosa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Alamosa County likes its shields too. Turn right or left for CR 103S<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/18.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 103S, Alamosa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after CR 103S<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/19.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 104S, Alamosa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right and left for CR 104S<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/20.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: US-160 and CR 105S, Alamosa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Same deal for CR 105S. Only 228 miles to Kansas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location: <\/strong>US-160 and CR 106S, Alamosa Cty<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You know the drill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/22.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Main St and Clark St, Alamosa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shortly thereafter, we&#8217;ll enter Alamosa, which is the largest city in this valley that we&#8217;ve been driving through since Southfork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/23.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Main St and Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As we cruise along the south side of Adams State University, we&#8217;ll approach US-285<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/24.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Main St and West Ave, Alamosa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right up here for US-285 south and unmarked SH-17<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/25.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Main St and West Ave, Alamosa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Follow 160 east and SH-17 north to Fort Garland. Take US-285 and SH-17 south to Antonito<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/160\/285to285\/26.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Main St and West St, Alamosa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Right for 285\/17 south. Straight for 160 &#8220;to&#8221; SH-17. The routes technically concur, but Colorado hates signing US-State route concurrencies. \u00a017 and 160 will concur just to the east side of town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/us160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"70\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=9913668\">E to CO-17<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=9913666\">W to CO-112<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/us285.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"70\" \/> N to CO-112, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=9913861\">S to CO-370<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/us285.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"70\" \/> N to US-160,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=9913861\"> S to CO-370<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/us285.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"70\" \/> N to CO-112, S to US-160\/CO-17<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/colorado15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/> S to CO-370<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: 1st Ave and Broadway St, Monte Vista Reassurance shield as 285 joins US-160 Location: 1st Ave and Jefferson St, Monte Vista Reassurance shield a couple blocks later Location: Park Ave and Madison St, Monte Vista Reassurance shield about a block and a half after that as the road curves slightly southeast Location: Grand Ave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9913667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9913667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9913667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9913667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9913667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9913667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9913667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}