State Highway 184 is a 25.5 mi (41 km) long state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the southwestern corner of 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 184 begins in the west at its junction with US 491 near Lewis

Lewis, Colorado

Lewis is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Lewis Post Office has the ZIP Code 81327....

 and travels ESE to Mancos

Mancos, Colorado

The town of Mancos is a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census.The town of Mancos is located in southwestern Colorado, near the Four Corners, at the base of Mesa Verde National Park, and holds the trademark for "Gateway to...

. The highway has a one mile (1.6 km) overlap with State Highway 145

Colorado State Highway 145

State Highway 145 is a long state highway in western Colorado.-Route description:The route begins in the south at its intersection with U.S. Highway 160 in the eastern portion of the city of Cortez...

 just south of Dolores

Dolores, Colorado

The town of Dolores is a Statutory Town in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 936 at the 2010 census. It is one of three incorporated municipalities in the county....

 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

Mancos, Colorado

The town of Mancos is a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census.The town of Mancos is located in southwestern Colorado, near the Four Corners, at the base of Mesa Verde National Park, and holds the trademark for "Gateway to...

, near its eastern terminus at US 160 Bus.

History

The route was established in 1939, when it connected U.S. Route 160

U.S. Route 160

U.S. Route 160 is a 1,465 mile long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern United States. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 89 five miles west of Tuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is at U.S...

 at Arriola to Mancos

Mancos, Colorado

The town of Mancos is a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census.The town of Mancos is located in southwestern Colorado, near the Four Corners, at the base of Mesa Verde National Park, and holds the trademark for "Gateway to...

. Most of the route was deleted by 1954, leaving approximately nine miles near Mancos. The route was extended to Dolores

Dolores, Colorado

The town of Dolores is a Statutory Town in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 936 at the 2010 census. It is one of three incorporated municipalities in the county....

 by 1978, when it was entirely paved.

Major intersections

The entire route is located in Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,830 at U.S. Census 2000...

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Location	Mile	Destination	Notes
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	8.159		Begin concurrency
	8.900		End concurrency
Mancos Mancos, Colorado The town of Mancos is a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,119 at the 2000 census.The town of Mancos is located in southwestern Colorado, near the Four Corners, at the base of Mesa Verde National Park, and holds the trademark for "Gateway to...	26.444
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