Colorado State Highway 348

State Highway 348
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	17.06 mi[1] (27.46 km)
Major junctions
North end:	US 50 in Delta
South end:	US 50 in Olathe
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 347 US 350 →

State Highway 348 is a 17.1 mi (27.5 km) long state highway in western Colorado.

Route description

The route begins at U.S. Route 50 in the south part of Delta as Eaton Avenue as it begins westward. After crossing a railroad, the highway stops as Eaton Ave as it exits Delta and enters farmland.^[2] It then continues southward through large rectangular fields until it meets D Road, where the route abruptly turns west. After an intersection with 25 Mesa Road, SH 348 continues on a southerly course, continuing to 5300 Road, where it abruptly turns right along Dalia Road.^[2] It then turns south and east abruptly before meeting US 50 Bus. a short distance before meeting U.S. Route 50 in Olathe at its east end.

History

The route was established in 1939, when it began at SH 65 (now deleted) south of Delta and continued east through Olathe and looped northeastward back to US 50. In 1954, SH 348's routing was corrected to a route from US 50 in Delta to US 50 in Olathe, as it does now. The entire route was paved by the year 1963.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destination	Notes
Delta	Delta	0.00	US 50
Montrose	Olathe	16.83	US 50 Bus.
		17.06	US 50

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Segment Descriptions for Highway 348". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=348&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2008-03-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Bing Maps". http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9FD#JmNwPTM4LjY3NTQzMTYwOTE1Mzczfi0xMDguMDIyMjI5MDc1NDMxODImbHZsPTEyJnN0eT1yJnJ0cD1wb3MuMzguNzQ0NzkwMTgxNTE3Nl8tMTA4LjA3MDg2OTU5NDgxMjRfRGVsdGElMkMlMjBDT19fX2VffnYuMzguNjIxNDExOTE5NTkzODFfLTEwOC4wOTYyNzk1MDE5MTQ5OF9TUi0zNDglMjAlMkYlMjBIaWdod2F5JTIwMzQ4fnBvcy4zOC42MDUyMDA2NDgzMDc4Xy0xMDcuOTc4NDI0NTc4OTA1MV9PbGF0aGUlMkMlMjBDT19fX2VfJm1vZGU9RCZydG9wPTB+MH4wfg==. Retrieved 2010-05-24. 
3. ^ Salek, Matthew E.. "Colorado Routes 334-366". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r334-366.html#348. Retrieved 2010-05-24.