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State Highway 113 (SH 113) is an 18.8-mile-long (30.3 km) state highway in northeastern Colorado. It runs from U.S. Highway 138 (US 138) in rural Logan County north to Nebraska Highway 19 (N-19) at the Nebraska state line.

Route description

Northern terminus where SH 113 enters from Nebraska

SH 113 begins at a junction with US 138 approximately nine miles (14 km) northeast of Sterling and proceeds north for almost 16 miles (26 km) before passing through the small town of Peetz and continuing a further three miles (4.8 km) northeast to the Nebraska state line, where the road becomes N-19.

History

The route was established in the 1920s with its current routing from U.S. Highway 138 to Nebraska Highway 19 at the Nebraska state line. The route was entirely paved by 1939. Since then, there have been no major alignment changes in the routing.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Logan County. [3]

Location[3]mi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 138 – Iliff, SterlingSouthern terminus
18.83030.304
N-19 north – Sidney
Continuation beyond Nebraska state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ "Segment Descriptions for Highway 113". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-30.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 100-119". Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "Highway Data Explorer, Online Transportation Information System". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

External links

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