Colorado State Highway 63

State Highway 63 is a long state highway in northeastern Colorado. SH 63's southern terminus is at U.S. [Route 36 in Colorado|U.S. Route 36] in Anton, and the northern terminus is at U.S. [Route 6 in Colorado|US 6] in Atwood.

Route description

SH 63 begins in the south at a junction with U.S. [Highway 36 |U.S. Highway 36] at Anton and proceeds north through remote, sparsely populated land for roughly before reaching a junction with U.S. [Highway 34 |U.S. Highway 34] at Akron. From there, the route continues north for a further to cross Interstate 76 at that highway's exit 115 and after roughly four more miles arrives at its northern terminus at U.S. [Highway 6 |U.S. Highway 6] in Atwood.

History

SH 63 was defined in the 1920s by the Colorado Department of Transportation, when it connected Colorado [State Highway 96|State Highway 96] in Haswell to Atwood at U.S. Highway 6. A gap appeared near Haswell in 1946. The section was later deleted by 1954, leaving its current routing from Anton to Atwood. This section was paved by 1961.

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