State Highway 63 | ||||
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Map of northeastern Colorado with SH 63 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length: | 56.4 mi (90.8 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 36 at Anton | |||
US 34 at Akron I-76 south of Atwood |
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North end: | US 6 at Atwood, CO | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Washington, Logan | |||
Highway system | ||||
Colorado State Highways
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State Highway 63 (SH 63) is a 56.4 mi (90.8 km) long state highway in northeastern Colorado.
SH 63 begins in the south at a junction with U.S. Highway 36 at Anton and proceeds north through remote, sparsely populated land for roughly 29 miles (47 km) before reaching a junction with U.S. Highway 34 at Akron. From there, the route continues north for a further 24 miles (39 km) to cross Interstate 76 at that highway's exit 115 and after roughly four more miles arrives at its northern terminus at U.S. Highway 6 in Atwood.
SH 63 was defined in the 1920s by the Colorado Department of Transportation, when it connected State Highway 96 in Haswell to Atwood at U.S. Highway 6. A gap appeared near Haswell in 1946. The section was later deleted by 1954, leaving its current routing from Anton to Atwood. This section was paved by 1961.