Colorado State Highway 58

State Highway 58
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	5.627 mi[1] (9.056 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 6 / SH 93 in Golden
North end:	I-70 in Wheat Ridge
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 57 SH 59 →

Colorado State Highway 58 is a 5.627 mi (9.056 km) state highway in Jefferson County, Colorado. It begins at US 6 and SH 93 in Golden at an at-grade intersections and ends at Wheat Ridge. It is a freeway for its entire length except for its west junction, which is a signal light.^[2]

Route description

The highway begins at U.S. Route 6 concurrent with Colorado State Highway 93 in Golden with a traffic signal. It then heads eastward as a freeway and interchanges with Washington Street, and after about a mile, it leaves the city of Golden. After another half a mile, after having a westbound exit only with Boyd Street^[3], it briefly enters and leaves the Golden city limit.^[1] After crossing over the Croke Canal, it has an exit at McIntyre Street. After entering the Wheat Ridge city limit, it has an exit at Eldridge Street. The route ends at a three-level interchange with Interstate 70.

History

The route was established in the 1920s which began at SH 119 and ended at Federal Boulevard near Denver. A small business loop was added from Blackhawk to the intersection of SH 58 and SH 119. In 1954, the entire section from SH 119 to Golden was cut off. The east end was cut off to Sheridan Boulevard in 1963, and to Wadsworth Boulevard in 1967. The east end was finally corrected to Interstate 70 in 1973. It was then built as an expressway in 1971 and upgraded to freeway in 1974. In December 2008, the Interstate 70 interchange was completed and opened to the public.^[2]

Exit list

The entire route is located in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Location	Mile	Destination	Notes
Golden	0.000	US 6 / SH 93 north – Idaho Springs, Boulder
	0.719	Washington Street
	2.360	Boyd Street	Westbound exit only
	3.817	McIntyre Street
Wheat Ridge	4.840	Eldridge Street
	5.627	I-70 – Denver, Grand Junction	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Segment Descriptions for Highway 58". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=058&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Salek, Matthew E.. "Colorado Routes 40-59". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r40-59.html#58. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
3. ^ Salek, Matthew E.. "CO 58 Exits". http://www.mesalek.com/coexit/co58.html. Retrieved 2010-04-21.