INTERSTATE 76 (WEST)

'Interstate 76' (abbreviated 'I-76') is an interstate highway that runs from Interstate 70 in Arvada, Colorado (near Denver) to an intersection with Interstate 80 near Big Springs, Nebraska.

Contents

Route description

Major intersections

History

References

External links

Route description

|-
|CO
|183
|294
|-
|NE
|2
|3.2
|-
|Total
|185
|298
|}

Major cities 'Bolded cities' are officially-designated control cities for signs
★ Arvada, Colorado ★ Wheat Ridge, Colorado ★ 'Denver, Colorado' ★ 'Fort Morgan, Colorado' ★ 'Sterling, Colorado' ★ 'Omaha, Nebraska' (via I-80

Major intersections

★ Interstate 70 in Arvada, Colorado

★ Interstate 25 at Welby, Colorado (part of the Turnpike Tangle)

★ Interstate 270 at Welby, Colorado (part of the Turnpike Tangle)

★ Interstate 80 near Big Springs, Nebraska

History

I-76 was redesignated from 'I-80S' in 1975, in accordance with AASHTO policy to remove the letter suffixes from Interstate Highway System routes. The western terminus of I-76 used to be at I-25; the western extension to I-70 was built in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

References

★ 2005 Rand McNally Road Atlas

External links

★ Colorado I-76