Colorado State Highway 47


State Highway 47 is a state highway in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States, that connects Interstate 25/U.S. Route 50/U.S. Route 85/U.S. Route 87 in Pueblo with US 50 and Colorado State Highway 96 in Pueblo; and thereby forming a northern loop off of US 50.

Route description

SH 47 begins at a single-point urban interchange with I-25 /US 50/US 85/US 87 in northern Pueblo.
From its western terminus, SH 47 heads east as a six-lane divided highway and promptly has an overpass over a set of Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Pueblo Mall Drive before reaching an eastbound-only off ramp to Mel Harmon Drive. After an intersection with Dillon Street, SH 47 begins its controlled-access section.
East of Dillon Street, SH 47 narrows to four lanes and crosses over Fountain Creek before reaching a diamond interchange with Jerry Murphy Road. East of the Jerry Murphy interchange, SH 47 begins running along the northern edge of a residential area and curves to head southeast. Next is a partial interchange with Walking Stick Boulevard, with westbound only exit and entrance.
Continuing southeast near the southwestern edge of CSU Pueblo, SH 47 passed under Bonforte Boulevard before reaching a diamond interchange with Troy Avenue. Further southeast, SH 47 briefly leaves the city limits of Pueblo and passes through a section of unincorporated Pueblo County as it begins curving to head south.
Near the end of its curve to the south, SH 47 re-enters Pueblo and immediately ends its controlled-access section at an intersection with Baculite Mesa Road/Neilson Avenue. Shortly after finishing its curve to the south, SH 47 has a T intersection with Pete Jimenez Parkway. South of Pete Jimenez Parkway, SH 47 once again briefly leaves the city limits of Pueblo and narrows to a two-lane road as it continues south.
After an intersection with East 13th Street and crossing over East 11th Street, SH 47 re-enters Pueblo and immediately reaches its eastern terminus at a diamond interchange with US 50 and SH 96—the US 50 exit is unnumbered.

Major intersections