Colorado State Highway 150
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State Highway 150 is a 16.1 mi (25.9 km) long state highway
in southern Colorado
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and about six miles (10 km) east of Blanca
. For much of its length the road heads arrow straight due north across the eastern margin of the broad, flat, nearly featureless San Luis Valley
between the Sangre de Christo Mountains in the east and the San Juan Mountains
to the west. The road eventually deviates from its due north heading as it approaches its northern endpoint at Great Sand Dunes National Park.
to SH 69 at Gardner
. The route was deleted by 1954 and resurrected in 1960, when it connected Mosca with the Great Sand Dunes National Park. This routing was delted in 1973 and resurrected again to its current routing today the following year.
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State highway
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in southern Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
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Route description
SH 150 begins in the south at its junction with U.S. Highway 160 roughly fifteen miles east of AlamosaAlamosa, Colorado
The city of Alamosa is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 8,682 in 2005...
and about six miles (10 km) east of Blanca
Blanca, Colorado
The Town of Blanca is a Statutory Town in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The population was 391 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blanca is located at ....
. For much of its length the road heads arrow straight due north across the eastern margin of the broad, flat, nearly featureless San Luis Valley
San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is an extensive alpine valley in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico covering approximately and sitting at an average elevation of above sea level. The valley sits atop the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande River, which rises in the San Juan...
between the Sangre de Christo Mountains in the east and the San Juan Mountains
San Juan Mountains
The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and...
to the west. The road eventually deviates from its due north heading as it approaches its northern endpoint at Great Sand Dunes National Park.
History
The first route to use the number 150 was established in the 1920s, when it connected SH 17 at MoscaMosca, Colorado
Mosca is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. It was named for the nearby Mosca Pass, which was named for the Spanish explorer, Luis de Moscoso de Alvarado...
to SH 69 at Gardner
Gardner, Colorado
Gardner is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The Gardner Post Office has the ZIP Code 81040.-External links:* *...
. The route was deleted by 1954 and resurrected in 1960, when it connected Mosca with the Great Sand Dunes National Park. This routing was delted in 1973 and resurrected again to its current routing today the following year.
Major intersections
The entire route is located in Alamosa County, ColoradoAlamosa County, Colorado
Alamosa County is one of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county name is the Spanish language word for a "grove of cottonwood trees." The county population was 14,966 at U.S. Census 2000...
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| Location | Destination | Mile | Notes |
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| 0.000 | South end of route | ||
| 16.114 |  Great Sand Dunes National Park |
North end of route |