Colorado State Highway 145

State Highway 145
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	116.1 mi[1] (186.8 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 160 at Cortez
	SH 184 near Dolores SH 62 at Placerville
North end:	SH 141 near Naturita
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 144 SH 149 →

State Highway 145 is a 116.1 mi (186.8 km) long state highway in western Colorado.

Route description

Lizard Head Peak along SH 145

The route begins in the south at its intersection with U.S. Highway 160 in the eastern portion of the city of Cortez. The route winds northward through the towns of Dolores, Rico, Sawpit, Placerville, Norwood, and Redvale before terminating at the junction with State Highway 141 about four miles (6 km) east of Naturita. Just north of its midpoint between Rico and Sawpit, the road also passes very near and provides access to the town of Telluride.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destination	Notes
Montezuma	Cortez	0.000	US 160	South end of route
		7.864	SH 184	Begin concurrency
		8.729	SH 184	End concurrency
Dolores	No major junctions in Dolores County
San Miguel	Placerville	84.289	SH 62
Montrose		116.879	SH 141	North end of route

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Segment Descriptions for Highway 145". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=145&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2008-03-25.