State Highway 184 (SH 184) is a 26.599 mi (42.807 km) long state highway in the southwestern corner of Colorado. SH 184's western terminus is at U.S. Route 491 (US 491) near Lewis, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 Business (US 160 Bus.) in Mancos.
 State Highway 184 | ||||
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 Map of Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado with SH 184 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 26.599 mi[1] (42.807 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 491 near Lewis | |||
| East end |   US 160 Bus. in Mancos | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Montezuma | |||
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Route description
editSH 184 begins in the west at its junction with US 491 near Lewis and travels ESE to Mancos. The highway has a one mile (1.6 km) overlap with SH 145 just south of Dolores which is not technically part of SH 184 making the actual driving distance from Lewis to Mancos just over 26.5 miles (42.6 km). It also intersects US 160 near Mancos, near its eastern terminus at US 160 Bus.
History
editThe route was established in 1939, when it connected US 160 at Arriola to Mancos. Most of the route was deleted by 1954, leaving approximately nine miles near Mancos. The route was extended to Dolores by 1978, when it was entirely paved.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Montezuma County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 491 – Dove Creek, Cortez | Western terminus | |
| | 8.159 | 13.131 | SH 145 south – Cortez | Western terminus of SH 145 concurrency | |
| | 8.900 | 14.323 | SH 145 north – Dolores | Eastern terminus of SH 145 concurrency | |
| Mancos | 26.444 | 42.557 | US 160 – Durango, Cortez | ||
| 26.599 | 42.807 | US 160 Bus. | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ "Segment Descriptions for Highway 184". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 180-199". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
External links
editMedia related to Colorado State Highway 184 at Wikimedia Commons
