- Colorado State Highway 159
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State Highway 159
Route information Maintained by CDOT Length: 33.6 mi[1] (54.1 km) Major junctions South end: 
NM 522 at New Mexico state line
SH 142 at San LuisNorth end: 
US 160 near Fort GarlandLocation Counties: Costilla Highway system ← 
SH 157US 160 →State Highway 159 is a 33.6 mi (54.1 km) long state highway in far southern Colorado.
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Route description
SH 159 starts in the south at the New Mexico state line where the road becomes New Mexico State Road 522 which heads south towards Taos, NM. From the state line the road heads north to meet U.S. Highway 160 at its north end just outside Fort Garland. There is only one town along the route, San Luis, which is at the road's midpoint. San Luis is also the site of SH 159's junction with State Highway 142, the only significant junction along the route.
History
The route was established in the 1920s and paved by 1938. The route remains as it was when established.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is located in Costilla County.
Location Mile[1] Destination Notes 0.000 NM 522 at the New Mexico state lineSouth end of route San Luis 17.929 SH 14233.661 US 160North end of route References
- ^ a b "Segment Descriptions for Highway 159". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=159&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E.. "Colorado Routes 140-159". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r140-159.html#159. Retrieved 04-09-2010.
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