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Colorado State Highway 391

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State Highway 391 marker
State Highway 391
Kipling Street
Map of Jefferson County in north central Colorado with SH 391 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length9.51 mi[1] (15.30 km)
Major junctions
South end US 285 in Lakewood
North end I-70 in Wheat Ridge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesJefferson
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 389 SH 392

State Highway 391 (SH 391) is a 9.51-mile (15.30 km) long north–south state highway in the vicinity of Denver, Colorado.

Route description

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The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Lakewood. The northern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) exit 267 in Wheat Ridge. The road is known as Kipling Parkway from US 285 north to West Mississippi Avenue and Kipling Street from Mississippi to I-70.

History

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The route was established in 1955, when it began at Colfax Avenue and headed south to Alameda Avenue. The northern terminus was extended to 44th Avenue by 1967 and to I-70 by 1968. SH 391 was extended south to US 285 in 1985.[2]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Jefferson County.

Locationmi[1][3]kmDestinationsNotes
Lakewood0.00.0 US 285 / Kipling Street – Fairplay, EnglewoodSouthern terminus; road continues south as Kipling Street
1.01.6 SH 8 (Morrison Road)
5.18.2 US 6 (Sixth Avenue)
6.310.1 US 40 / I-70 BL (Colfax Avenue)
Wheat Ridge9.315.0 I-70Northern terminus; I-70 exit 267
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Segment list for SH 391". Retrieved 2007-05-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 367-399". Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  3. ^ "Colorado State Highway 391" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
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