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Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway

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Coordinates: 40°04′22″N 106°06′13″W / 40.0728°N 106.1036°W / 40.0728; -106.1036 (Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, USA)
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Colorado River Headwaters
National Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length80 mi[1][2] (130 km)
Major junctions
East end US 34 Grand Lake
West end SH 131 State Bridge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesEagle and Grand counties
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System

The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge. The byway connects with the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Grand Lake.

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Recognition

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In 2018 USA Today named it as one of the best waterside drives in the country.[3]

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Colorado River Headwaters". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Colorado River Headwaters Byway". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Bleiberg, Larry. "Take me to the river: America's best waterside drives". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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40°04′22″N 106°06′13″W / 40.0728°N 106.1036°W / 40.0728; -106.1036 (Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, USA)

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