Colorado State Highway 57


State Highway 57 is a short, state highway in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States, that connects Interstate 70, south of Stratton with U.S. Route 24 in Stratton.

Route description

SH 57 begins at a diamond interchange with I‑70 From its southern terminus, SH 57 heads northward for about before the city limits of Stratton. SH 57 quickly crosses Claremont Street/Seventh Street, followed by Sixth and Fifth streets, before reaching an intersection with US 24, its northern terminus.
The route is entirely unsigned; there are no signs designating the route as SH 57. However, the Colorado Department of Transportation still recognizes it as a state highway and maintains it as needed.

Traffic

As of 2021, approximately 2000 cars used the route daily.

History

The route was established in the 1920s. At the time of its establishment, the route was far longer than it is today, extending nearly. It began at US 24 in Stratton and headed north to Kirk and on to U.S. Route 36. In 1939, SH 57 was extended south for ; however, most of this extension was removed in 1954, leaving only around Stratton. This entire remaining length was paved by 1956. The highway was linked to I‑70 in 1966 when the Interstate Highway System was built, and the stretch north of US 24 was removed from the numbered route in 1992, leaving the approximately routing seen today.

Major intersections