Colorado State Highway 125

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State Highway 125

Colorado State Highway 125 Map.svg
Map of northern Colorado with SH 125 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length75.41 mi [1]  (121.36 km)
Major junctions
South endUS 40.svg US 40 west of Granby
Major intersections
North endWY-230.svg WYO 230 at the Wyoming border
Location
Country United States
State Colorado
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
Colorado 121 wide.svg SH 121 Colorado 127 wide.svg SH 127

State Highway 125 (SH 125) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. The highway runs north–south through Jackson and Grand counties in north central Colorado. It furnishes the principal north–south link through North Park and a connection to Middle Park over Willow Creek Pass. It is two-lane along its entire route. SH 125's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 40 (US 40) west of Granby, and the northern terminus is at Wyoming Highway 230 (WYO 230) at the Wyoming border.

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Route description

SH 125 at Willow Creek Pass in north central Colorado, looking toward Parkview Mountain DSCN1855 willowcreekpasssouthside e 600.jpg
SH 125 at Willow Creek Pass in north central Colorado, looking toward Parkview Mountain

At the northern end, the highway begins at the Wyoming state line, where it is contiguous with Wyoming Highway 230. It follows the North Platte River and Michigan River southward through Cowdrey and Walden, the county seat of Jackson County and the largest community along the road. At Walden it intersects State Highway 14. South of Walden, it crosses the southern end of North Park along the valley of the Illinois River, a tributary of the Michigan. It passes the unincorporated community of Rand, then ascends into the mountains and crosses the continental divide at Willow Creek Pass (elevation 9621 ft), one of the lowest crossings of the continental divide in Colorado. On the south side of the pass it descends the sparsely populated valley of Willow Creek into Middle Park. It terminates at its southern end at U.S. Highway 40 two miles (3.2 km) west of Granby.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Grand 0.0000.000US 40.svg US 40  Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs Southern terminus
Jackson 52.02083.718Colorado 14.svg SH 14  Steamboat Springs South end of SH 14 overlap
Walden 53.28885.759Colorado 14.svg SH 14 (Sixth Street)North end of SH 14 overlap
66.558107.115North plate.svg
Colorado 127 wide.svg
SH 127 north Laramie
Southern terminus of SH 127
75.406121.354WY-230.svg WYO 230  Saratoga Continuation beyond Wyoming state line; Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Segment list for SH 125" . Retrieved 2007-05-12.[ permanent dead link ]
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