South end: US 160 near Kim | Length 105.1 km | |
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North end: Becomes Grand Avenue in Cheraw Counties Las Animas County, Colorado, Bent County, Colorado, Otero County, Colorado | ||
State Highway 109 is a 65.3 mi (105.1 km) long state highway in southeastern Colorado.
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Map of CO-109, La Junta, CO 81050, USA
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.