Colorado State Highway 7
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| State Highway 7 |
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| Length: | 81.64 mi (131 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  US 36 in Estes Park |
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| East end: |  I-76 in Brighton |
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State Highway 7 in the U.S. state of Colorado is a state highway. Approximately 83 miles long, it is located in the north-central portion of the state, traversing the mountains on the east of the continental divide south of Estes Park as well as portions of the Colorado Piedmont north of Denver. The northwestern segment of the highway is part of the Peak-to-Peak Scenic Byway and furnishes an access route to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. In its southeast portion it skirts the northern end of the Denver Metropolitan Area, providing an access route connecting Boulder, Lafayette and Brighton with Interstate 25 and Interstate 76.
The highway is two lanes along the entire route except for portions in the cities and towns.
Termini:
- Northwest end: The junction of U.S. Highway 36 at N. St. Vrain and S. St. Vrain avenues in Estes Park.
- Southeast end: The interchange of Interstate 76 (Exit 25) in Brighton.
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[edit] Description of route
From Estes Park, the highway climbs into the mountains of southwest Larimer County and skirts the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park, providing the closest vehicle approach to the popular trailhead to the summit of Longs Peak. At the community of Raymond, it turns to the east and follows the St. Vrain River downstream onto the piedmont at Lyons, where it intersects U.S. Highway 36 (the Peak-to-Peak Scenic Byway continues south from Raymond as Colorado State Highway 72). South of Lyons it is concurrent with U.S. 36 along the base of the foothills to Boulder (this section is signed only as U.S. 36). It runs straight east from Boulder as the extension of Arapahoe Avenue to U.S. Highway 287 north of Lafayette, jogging one mile to the south while concurrent with U.S. 287, then going due east again, as Baseline Road, to Interstate 25. East of I-25 it jogs one mile south, then due east as 160th Avenue (part of the Greater Denver street numbering system) through Brighton to Interstate 76 in the eastern part of Brighton.
[edit] Location
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Cities and Towns
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[edit] Highway Junctions
| Milepost | City | Junction |
| 0 | Estes Park | U.S. Route 36 |
| 14.91 | Allenspark |  SR 7 Business Loop |
| 16.08 | Ferncliff | SR 7 Business Loop |
| 19.24 | near Raymond |  State Highway 72 |
| 32.99 | Lyons | U.S. Route 36 Begin multiplex 19.49 mi. |
| 50.89 | Boulder |  State Highway 119 Begin multiplex 1.40 mi. |
| 52.29 | Boulder | State Highway 119 End multiplex |
| 52.48 | Boulder | U.S. Route 36 End multiplex |
| 53.45 | Boulder | Image:Colorado 157.svg State Highway 157 (Foothills Parkway) |
| 59.29 | Lafayette |  State Highway 42 |
| 60.68 | Lafayette |  U.S. Route 287 Begin multiplex 1.19 mi. |
| 61.87 | Lafayette | U.S. Route 287 End multiplex |
| 68.38 | Broomfield |  Interstate 25 |
| 76.98 | Brighton |  U.S. Route 85 |
| 77.29 | Brighton |  State Highway 2 |
| 81.64 | Brighton | Interstate 76 Terminus |
