Colorado State Highway 109

State Highway 109
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	65.33 mi[1] (105.1 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 160 near Kim
	US 50 at La Junta
North end:	Becomes Grand Avenue in Cheraw
Highway system
Colorado State Highways ← SH 105 SH 110 →

State Highway 109 is a 65.3 mi (105.1 km) long state highway in southeastern Colorado.

Route description

The road begins in the south at its junction with U.S. Highway 160 roughly two miles north of Kim. From there the road proceeds northward for 55 miles (89 km) through remote, sparsely populated land, including a section of Comanche National Grassland, before reaching La Junta, the first of only two towns along the route's length. At La Junta, SH 109 intersects U.S. Highway 50. After crossing US 50, the road continues northward, passing the La Junta Municipal Airport, to the small town of Cheraw where the road officially ends by becoming a city street called Grand Avenue.

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when it began at Karvel and headed eastward to Genoa. Several new sections including spurs and extensions were added in 1939. The route was paved in several segments by 1946. In 1954, most of the route was deleted, leaving only a segment from La Junta to Cheraw. The terminus was corrected by 1983. The entire route was paved by 1965.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destination	Notes
Las Animas		0.00	US 160
Bent	No major junctions
Otero	La Junta	56.01	SH 109 Spur
		57.43	SH 194
		63.25	SH 266
	Cheraw	65.33	4th Street	Roadway continues as Grand Avenue

References

1. ^ "Segment Descriptions for Highway 109". Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.co.us/app_DTD_DataAccess/Highways/index.cfm?fuseaction=Description&route=109&begRefPt=0&endRefPt=500&Printable=true. Retrieved 2008-03-26. 
2. ^ Salek, Matthew E.. "Colorado Routes 100-119". http://www.mesalek.com/colo/r100-119.html#109. Retrieved 2010-05-26.