Colorado State Highway 139

State Highway 139
Map of western Colorado with SH 139 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	72.065 mi[1] (115.977 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-70 in Loma
	US 6 in Loma
North end:	SH 64 near Rangely
Location
Counties:	Mesa, Garfield, Rio Blanco
Highway system
Colorado State Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SH 136 SH 140 →

State Highway 139 (SH 139) is a 72.065-mile-long (115.977 km) state highway in western Colorado.

Route description

SH 139 begins in the south at exit 15 of Interstate 70 at Loma roughly fifteen miles west of Grand Junction. From there the road proceeds northward through very remote, very sparsely populated land to its northern end at State Highway 64 at Rangely. There are no significant settlements for the road's entire length. Near its midpoint, the road crosses Bookcliff Mountains at Douglas Pass at an elevation of 8,268 ft (2,520 m).

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at U.S. Highway 6 in Loma and went north to SH 64. The route was completely deleted in 1954 and reestablished by 1964, where it ended at Douglas Pass. The route was paved from Loma to Douglas Pass in 1972, when the southern terminus was extended to Interstate 70. The route was extended back to SH 64 in 1975.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Mesa	Loma	0.000	0.000	I-70
		1.253	2.017	US 6
Garfield	No major junctions
Rio Blanco	Rangely	72.065	115.977	SH 64
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google