Colorado State Highway 71

State Highway 71
Map of eastern Colorado with SH 71 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length:	224.65 mi (361.54 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 350 near La Junta
	US 50 near Rocky Ford I-70 in Limon US 24 / US 40 / US 287 in Limon US 36 at Last Chance I-76 near Brush
North end:	N-71 south of Kimball
Location
Counties:	Otero, Crowley, Lincoln, Washington, Morgan, Weld
Highway system
Colorado State Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SH 69 SH 72 →

State Highway 71 is a 224-mile-long (360 km) state highway passing several other highways in northern and central Colorado. The route runs south from the Nebraska border to La Junta.

SH 71 begins at its southern terminus with U.S. Highway 350 in La Junta, Colorado. It proceeds north into Crowley County and the city of Ordway, where it is signed as Phantom Avenue. The highway continues northward to a junction with Interstate 70 adjacent to U.S. Highway 24.

In La Junta, the highway continues north for several miles to Ordway, then it takes a northeast turn to Limon. It then goes back north and skirts the town of Brush. It then heads through rural country to Nebraska

In Stoneham, the state portion of the road overlaps County Road 142 and heads to the north. The route takes a northeast turn and continues in to Nebraska as Nebraska Highway 71.