Colorado State Highway 86

State Highway 86
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	61.47 mi[1] (98.93 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 85 in Castle Rock
	SH 83 in Franktown
East end:	I-70 near Limon
Location
Counties:	Douglas, Elbert
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← US 85 US 87 →

State Highway 86 is a state highway that runs from the US 85 interchange in Castle Rock just before I-25 to I-70 near Limon. It gives service through eastern Castle Rock to Franktown and then to Elizabeth then from Kiowa to I-70 (Exit 352).

Route description

The route begins at U.S. Route 85 in Castle Rock, where it begins eastward. The route then interchanges with Interstate 25 before exiting town and entering Franktown where it meets Colorado State Highway 83. It then crosses the county line into Elbert, where it meets many county roads in various towns before meeting its east end at Interstate 70.^[1]

History

The route was established in 1920s, when it began at U.S. Route 85 at Castle Rock. The route then moved eastward along CR 118 to U.S. Route 40. In the 1960s, the eastward routing was changed so it follows its current routing. By 1954, the route was paved to Kiowa from US 85 by 1954 and to its entirety by 1972. Following the construction of Interstate 25, the terminus became a business loop of I-25; howwever, the business loop was deleted in the 1990s, leaving SH 86's terminus at a local road. However, SH 86's terminus was rerouted to US 85 in 2006.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3]	Junction	Notes
Douglas	Castle Rock	0	US 85 – Littleton, Colorado Springs	Western terminus of SH 86
		1	I-25 – Denver, Colorado Springs
		1.5	Wilcox Street
		1.5	Front Street
		2	Gilbert Street
		2.5	Woodlands Boulevard
		3	Founders Parkway north, Ridge Road south
	Franktown	8	SH 83 south – Colorado Springs
		8	SH 83 north – Parker
Elbert	Elizabeth	16	County Road 13
		17	County Road 17
	Kiowa	23.5	To US 24 / Elbert Road – Elbert, Falcon
		24	Kiowa-Bennett Road north- Bennett
		45.5	County Road 125 south- Simla
		51.5	County Road 149 south- Matheson
		52	County Road 153 north- Agate
		61.5	I-70 east – Limon
		61.5	I-70 west – Denver	Eastern terminus of SH 86

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Segment list for SH 86". http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=086&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2007-05-12. 
2. ^ Salek, Matthew E.. "Colorado Routes 80-99". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r80-99.html#86. Retrieved 2010-05-26. 
3. ^ Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway Data, accessed October 2009: note that not every interval between mileposts is exactly a mile, explaining why more exits than expected are at the exact milepost