Colorado State Highway 35
Encyclopedia
Colorado State Highway 35, also known as Quebec Street, is a state route in the city of Denver, Colorado
. It is 1.317 miles (2.1 km) long. Its southern end is I-70
and its eastern end is 53rd Place. An expansion was planned but funding has not materialized.
. It crosses Sand Creek
and intersects Interstate 270
and Northfield Boulevard; the interchanges overlap one another. The route then continues, intersects 52nd Place and ends at 53rd Place, but Quebec Street continues northward towards Commerce City
.
(now closed). It was planned to be extended in several locations, but it remains a short highway. Government records from the 1970s indicate that the route would have gone all the way to the intersection of Quebec St. and Hampden Ave. north to I-80S (now I-76) southwest of Barr Lake, but the construction never began, even though it was still on the books until the late 1990s.
The route's southern end was at the Stapleton terminal access road from 1972 to 2000, when it was moved up to I-70. From 1972–1977 the northern end of the highway ended at I-70, then moved to 56th Ave, and then to I-270 in 1988 before ending around 53rd Place in the mid 1990s.
{| class=wikitable
!Mile
!Destination
!Notes
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|0.000
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|South end of route
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|0.463
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|
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|0.637
|Northfield Boulevard
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|1.317
|53rd Place
|North end of route
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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...
. It is 1.317 miles (2.1 km) long. Its southern end is I-70
Interstate 70 in Colorado
Interstate 70 is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland. In Colorado, the highway traverses an east–west route across the center of the state. In western Colorado, the highway connects the metropolitan areas of Grand...
and its eastern end is 53rd Place. An expansion was planned but funding has not materialized.
Route description
The route begins as Quebec Street at I-70Interstate 70 in Colorado
Interstate 70 is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from Cove Fort, Utah to Baltimore, Maryland. In Colorado, the highway traverses an east–west route across the center of the state. In western Colorado, the highway connects the metropolitan areas of Grand...
. It crosses Sand Creek
Sand Creek (Denver, Colorado)
Sand Creek is a tributary that flows into the South Platte River near Commerce City, Colorado. From its source in unincorporated Arapahoe County, it flows through Aurora and Denver before joining the South Platte in Adams County....
and intersects Interstate 270
Interstate 270
Interstate 270 is the designation for several Interstate Highways in the United States, all of which are related to Interstate 70:*Interstate 270 , a connection in Denver*Interstate 270 , a partial beltway around St. Louis...
and Northfield Boulevard; the interchanges overlap one another. The route then continues, intersects 52nd Place and ends at 53rd Place, but Quebec Street continues northward towards Commerce City
Commerce City, Colorado
The city of Commerce City is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Commerce City is a northern suburb of Denver and now the 18th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado...
.
History
The route was established in 1972 as a road to Stapleton International AirportStapleton International Airport
Stapleton International Airport was Denver, Colorado's primary airport from 1929 to 1995. At different times it served as a hub for TWA, People Express, Frontier Airlines and Western Airlines as well as a hub for Continental Airlines and United Airlines at the time of its closure.In 1995 Stapleton...
(now closed). It was planned to be extended in several locations, but it remains a short highway. Government records from the 1970s indicate that the route would have gone all the way to the intersection of Quebec St. and Hampden Ave. north to I-80S (now I-76) southwest of Barr Lake, but the construction never began, even though it was still on the books until the late 1990s.
The route's southern end was at the Stapleton terminal access road from 1972 to 2000, when it was moved up to I-70. From 1972–1977 the northern end of the highway ended at I-70, then moved to 56th Ave, and then to I-270 in 1988 before ending around 53rd Place in the mid 1990s.
Future
Because of congestion in the areas around Quebec Street an extension of Highway 35 into a major highway in the eastern metropolitan Denver area has been proposed. In theory, it would be useful to alleviate traffic jams in the Quebec St. area.Exit list
The entire route is located in the independent city of Denver.{| class=wikitable
!Mile
!Destination
!Notes
|-
|0.000
|
|South end of route
|-
|0.463
|
|
|-
|0.637
|Northfield Boulevard
|
|-
|1.317
|53rd Place
|North end of route
|-