State Highway 131 is a north–south state highway

State highway

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 that connects U.S. Highway 40 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Steamboat Springs

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

The city of Steamboat Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Routt County, Colorado, United States. The city is also known as "Steamboat," "The Boat," or "Ski Town USA". As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,088.The city is an...

 to the north with Interstate 70 at Wolcott

Wolcott

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 to the south. It is 68.7 mi (110.6 km) in length, and travels through the towns of State Bridge, Bond

Bond, Colorado

Bond is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The Bond Post Office has the ZIP Code 80423.-Geography:...

, McCoy

McCoy, Colorado

McCoy is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 24.The McCoy Post Office has the ZIP Code 80463....

, Toponas, Yampa, and Oak Creek

Oak Creek, Colorado

Oak Creek is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1907 as a coal mining town.-Geography:Oak Creek is located at ....

.

History

The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected State Bridge to its current terminus at US 40. The route was then paved from its north end to Yampa

Yampa, Colorado

Yampa is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yampa is located at ....

 by 1946. SH 11 (now moved) was deleted by 1954, giving the section from Wolcott

Wolcott, Colorado

Wolcott is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 15.The Wolcott Post Office has the ZIP Code 81655....

 to State Bridge to SH 131. The entire route was paved by 1970. SH 131 was then extended to I-70 in 1972.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destination	Notes
Eagle Eagle County, Colorado Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county is named for the Eagle River. The county population was 41,659 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the Town of Eagle...		0.00		Interchange
		0.32		Begin concurrency, mileposts reset
	Wolcott Wolcott, Colorado Wolcott is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 15.The Wolcott Post Office has the ZIP Code 81655....	0.05		End concurrency
Routt Routt County, Colorado Routt County is the 15th most extensive of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 19,690 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Steamboat Springs.- History :...	Toponas Toponas, Colorado Toponas is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The Toponas Post Office has the ZIP Code 80479....	32.90
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