{"id":991663,"date":"2009-07-21T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T04:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidjcorcoran.com\/highways\/wy\/wyroutes\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2009-08-04T22:41:06","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T05:41:06","slug":"us-route-287-co-2-to-i-225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corcohighways.org\/?p=991663","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Route 287, CO-2 to I-225"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/1.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Colorado Blvd, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after the SH-2 intersection<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/2.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Cleremont St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield just a couple of blocks later<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/3.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Fairfax St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">70 Bus\/40\/287 is incredibly well signed along this stretch as this reassurance shield comes just five blocks after the last one and nine blocks from the SH-2 junction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/4.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Ivanhoe St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yet another reassurance shield a few blocks later as we pass through a half trendy\/half ghetto part of Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/5.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Magnolia St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield after Monaco Pkwy, a somewhat major thoroughfare<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/6.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"731\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Quebec St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another reassurance shield just a few blocks later. The ironic part is that Colfax Ave west of downtown Denver is barely signed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/7.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"674\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Spruce St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as we pass through a very hispanic part of Denver, just a few blocks after the last one<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/8.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Ulster St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yet another reassurance shield<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/9.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Wabash St, Denver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as we get to extreme east Denver and approach the old motel stretch along US-40. We&#8217;ll enter the fast-growing Aurora fairly soon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/10.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Alton St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield omitting Business 70 as we enter Aurora. Aurora is very proud of old US-40 and uses it for marketing purposes whenever possible<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/11.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Chester St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shields in Aurora are frequently placed incredibly high up on the lightpole<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/12.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"596\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Galena St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield\u00a0 as we pass through Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/13.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Jamaica St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another reassurance shield in Aurora. Aurora makes good efforts to keep the old motels and tourist attractions intact<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/14.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Macon St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yet another reassurance shield as we make our way through Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/15.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Oswego St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as we pass by a tire shop signed entirely in Spanish<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/16.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"462\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and Scranton St, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Reassurance shield as we head out of Aurora. Note the use of directionals for all three routes, the first time US-287 has been labelled South since before it joined the business loop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/17.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Junction I-225 coming up. I-225 is the southeastern quadrant of Denver Metro&#8217;s innerbelt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/18.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Junction I-225<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/19.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn right for I-225 South towards downtown Aurora, stay int he left lane to get on 225 North<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/20.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Right for I-225 South, straight and left for I-225 North TO I-70<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/co\/287\/2to225\/21.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"610\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turn left for I-225 North<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/US_287.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"70\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=991664\">S to I-70\/I-70 Bus\/US-36<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=991662\">N to I-25\/US-6\/US-85\/US-87<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/business70.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/> W to I-25\/US-6\/US-85\/US-87, E to I-70\/US-36\/US-40\/US-287<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/70px-US_40.svg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/> W to I-25\/US-6\/US-85\/US-87, E to I-70\/I-70 Bus\/US-36<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/i225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"70\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=991666\">S to CO-30<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=991665\">N to I-70\/US-36<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/highways\/generic\/colorado2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"69\" height=\"70\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=991749\">N to I-70<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corcohighways.org\/?p=991748\">S to CO-83<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Colfax Ave and Colorado Blvd, Denver Reassurance shield after the SH-2 intersection Location: Colfax Ave and Cleremont St, Denver Reassurance shield just a couple of blocks later Location: Colfax Ave and Fairfax St, Denver 70 Bus\/40\/287 is incredibly well signed along this stretch as this reassurance shield comes just five blocks after the last 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