Colorado State Highway 115
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Map of central Colorado with SH 115 highlighted in red
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| Length: | 46.99 mi (75.62 km) | |||
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| South end: |
 US 50 in Cañon City
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| North end: |
 I-25 in Colorado Springs
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| Counties: | Fremont, El Paso | |||
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State Highway 115 is a state highway that runs from US 50 interchange in northern Cañon City to Interstate 25/ Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs.
Major construction has been done on the mountainous portion of the highway due a high amount of accidents because of lane narrowing. Highway 115 passes through several small towns along the eastern mountains including Florence and Penrose. It is the only highway that directly connects Colorado Springs to Cañon City.
The route was established in the 1920s, when it connected U.S. Highway 50 near Florence to Colorado Springs. By 1950, the west terminus was fixed to State Highway 120 . The US 50 interchange was built by 1977, when the entire route was paved. A small change in the routing near its east end occurred in 2007.
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