Colorado State Highway 11


State Highway 11 is a long north-south state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. It runs from U.S. [Route 138 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 138] and U.S. [Route 385 in Colorado|US 385] in Julesburg to the Nebraska state line.

Route description

SH 11 begins at an intersection with US 138-385 at the west city limits of Julesburg and proceeds almost directly north to the state line. The road is county-maintained in Nebraska, but becomes Nebraska Highway 27 upon intersecting Interstate 80. SH 11 thus provides the shortest connection from I-80 to Julesburg, which appears on signs for exit 95.

History

The roadway that SH 11 follows was first added to the state highway system in 1932-1934 as a northerly extension of State Highway 51 (1923-1968)|State Highway 51]. However, instead of skirting the western edge of Julesburg, SH 51 crossed US 138 on Cedar Street and then zigzagged on Fifth, Sycamore, and Ninth Streets to current SH 11 about north of US 138. The state eliminated many state highways in 1953, including this extension of SH 51 north of Julesburg. In 1970-1971 the road was returned to the state highway system as SH 11.

Major intersections