Colorado State Highway 21

State Highway 21
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	20.56 mi[1] (33.09 km)
Major junctions
North end:	SH 83 near Black Forest
	US 24 in Colorado Springs
South end:	Mesa Ridge Parkway in Security-Widefield
Location
Counties:	El Paso
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 17 SH 22 →

State Highway 21 is an expressway in El Paso County, in eastern Colorado Springs. Highway 21 constitutes the portion in Colorado Springs of a road known as the Powers Boulevard. Powers Blvd/SH 21 is perhaps the third busiest and important road after I-25 and US 24.

The southern terminus of this highway is in the CDP of Security-Widefield. However, most of the route passes through Colorado Springs and then the rest continues through El Paso County to south of Black Forest.

Route description

The route begins in Gleneagle at SH 83. The route continues southbound and enters Colorado Springs, the city skyline can be seen from the interchange with Woodmen Road. The road crosses Sand Creek. At about twelve miles, the route crosses US 24, a major artery in the city, US 24 overlaps SH 21 for about 2 miles then US 24 heads west at Fountain Blvd. It then crosses 3 more roads then exits the city after the Hancock Expressway. It ends at Mesa Ridge Parkway in Security-Widefield. Since SH 16 is only 1.32 miles long, plans have been made to delete SH 16 and make the remnants SH 21 and have it go 23.5 miles.

History

The route was established on October 1, 2007.^[2]When defined, its routing included the entire length of Powers Boulevard.

Junction list

The entire route is in El Paso County.

Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Gleneagle	0.000	SH 83 south – Colorado Springs, Denver (Interquest Parkway)
Colorado Springs	5.304	Woodmen Road	Interchange
	12.264	US 24 east – Falcon, Limon	North end of US 24 overlap
	14.717	US 24 west (Fountain Boulevard) – Manitou Springs	South end of US 24 overlap
Security-Widefield	21.938	SH 16 (Mesa Ridge Parkway) – Fountain
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ "Segment list for SH 21". http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=021&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. (January 30, 2010). "Colorado Routes 20–39". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r20-39.html. Retrieved March 3, 2010.