 U.S. Route 160 | |
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 US 160 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Auxiliary route ofUS 60 | |
| Length | 1,465 mi[citation needed] (2,358 km) |
| Existed | 1930–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end |  US 89 nearTuba City, AZ |
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| East end |    Future I-57 /US 67 /Route 158 nearPoplar Bluff, MO |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Arizona,New Mexico,Colorado,Kansas,Missouri |
| Highway system | |
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465-mile-long (2,358 km) east–westUnited States Numbered Highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is atUS 89 five miles (8.0 km) west ofTuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is atUS 67 andMissouri 158 southwest ofPoplar Bluff, Missouri.Its route, if not its number, was made famous in song in 1975, as the road fromWolf Creek Pass toPagosa Springs, Colorado inC.W. McCall'scountry music song "Wolf Creek Pass".[1]
US 160 begins at US 89 near the western edge ofNavajo Nation. NearTuba City, it intersectsState Route 264. It goes throughTonalea andCow Springs before enteringKayenta, where it intersectsU.S. Route 163. It continues northeast throughDennehotso, then has a brief overlap withU.S. Route 191 inMexican Water. It goes east untilTeec Nos Pos, where it intersectsU.S. Route 64, then turns northeast to go to theFour Corners and enters New Mexico.
US 160 is one of the major routes crossing theNavajo Nation and in Arizona does not leave the Navajo Nation.
About 0.9 miles (1.4 km) of US 160 is located withinNew Mexico. The highway travels northeast through extreme northwestern New Mexico, intersectingState Road 597, which provides access to theFour Corners Monument.[2] US-160 along with NM-597 do not connect to any other portion of the New Mexico state highway network, requiring New Mexico Department of Transportation crews to travel through either Arizona or Colorado to access it.
U.S. Route 160 enters Colorado near the Four Corners Monument. It goes northeast and intersectsU.S. Route 491, then turns north to enterCortez with U.S. 491. East of Cortez, a road leads south from U.S. 160 toMesa Verde National Park. It continues east toDurango, where it intersectsU.S. Route 550. After overlapping with U.S. 550 south of Durango, U.S. 160 turns east and meetsU.S. Route 84 atPagosa Springs. It then goes northeast and crosses theContinental Divide atWolf Creek Pass.
From Wolf Creek Pass, U.S. 160 continues northeast and turns east atSouth Fork. AtMonte Vista, an overlap begins withU.S. Route 285, which continues southeast intoAlamosa. It turns east, then goes northeast to go throughNorth La Veta Pass, then continues east toWalsenburg, where it intersectsInterstate 25.
From Walsenburg, U.S. 160 continues south with Interstate 25 toTrinidad, then turns northeast to intersectU.S. Route 350. It continues east, passing through theComanche National Grassland before intersecting the concurrentU.S. Route 287 andU.S. Route 385 south ofSpringfield. It continues east and enters Kansas east ofWalsh.
The Wolf Creek Pass is famous in the 1975C.W. McCall'scountry song of the same name.[1]
US-160 enters Kansas just west ofSaunders. It goes northeast toJohnson City, then turns east to go throughUlysses. NearSublette, it intersectsU.S. Route 83 and runs concurrently southward past its intersection withU.S. Route 56. It turns east and then runs concurrently withU.S. Route 54 betweenPlains andMeade. It continues east, and runs concurrently withU.S. Route 283 andU.S. Route 183. AtMedicine Lodge, it intersectsU.S. Route 281. It continues east and atWellington, intersectsU.S. Route 81 and thenInterstate 35, on which theKansas Turnpike is routed in the area.
East of Interstate 35, it intersectsU.S. Route 77 inWinfield. It goes east from Winfield, then turns north toBurden, then goes east before going south toElk City. It then turns east and goes throughIndependence after being concurrent withU.S. Route 75. It continues east, is briefly concurrent withU.S. Route 169 and then intersectsU.S. Route 59 atAltamont. US-160 and US-59 then go intoOswego and separate. AtColumbus, US-160 begins a concurrency withU.S. Route 69, which goes east toCrestline, then north toFrontenac, Kansas. Also at Crestline, it picks up a second concurrency withU.S. Route 400, which goes north and ends just south ofPittsburg, Kansas. After Frontenac, it turns east and enters Missouri.
U.S. Route 160 enters Missouri west ofMindenmines. AtLamar, it intersectsInterstate 49/U.S. Route 71. It goes southeast going throughGreenfield andWillard before passing throughSpringfield, where it intersectsInterstate 44 andU.S. Route 60, with which it has a short concurrency with the latter. It goes south out of Springfield intoNixa as Massey Boulevard, then turns east and intersectsU.S. Route 65 north ofBranson. It continues east toWest Plains, where it intersectsU.S. Route 63, then ends southwest ofPoplar Bluff at an intersection withU.S. Route 67 (FutureInterstate 57).
InWillard, US 160 runs on a bypass along the western and southern edge of town. The old alignment through Willard is nowU.S. Route 160 Business.
As commissioned in 1930 the western terminus wasTrinidad, Colorado.[3] In 1939, US 160 absorbed all of former routeU.S. Route 450 which ran fromU.S. 50 at Crescent Junction, Utah toU.S. Route 85 atWalsenburg, Colorado.[4]
 U.S. Route 450 | |
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| Location | Crescent Junction, UT–Walsenburg, CO |
| Existed | 1926–1939 |
In 1970 many US highways in theFour Corners region were re-aligned. U.S. 160 was diverted southwesterly fromCortez, Colorado to follow its present route past the Four Corners into Arizona, absorbing the route numberedU.S. Route 164 from 1964-1970.[5]
The portion of former US 160 (and US 450) from Crescent Jct. toMonticello, Utah was replaced withU.S. Route 163 (nowU.S. Route 191) and the portion from Monticello toCortez, Colorado was replaced withU.S. Route 666 (nowU.S. Route 491).
The eastern terminus of US 160 was originally located at an intersection withU.S. Route 60 and then-U.S. Route 66 inSpringfield, Missouri (Grant Avenue and College Street). In the 1950s, the terminus moved eastward across the state to an intersection with then-US 60 and then-U.S. Route 67 (nowUS 60 Bus. andU.S. Route 67 Business) inPoplar Bluff. The extension between Springfield and Poplar Bluff was parallel toU.S. Route 65 from Springfield toHighlandville. Between Highlandville andHolister, the highways ran concurrently. Past Holister, US 160 headed east across theOzark Mountains.[6] Route 160 was later routed further north in the Branson area, replacing a section of Route 148.[7] In 2007, the terminus was moved to its current location southwest of Poplar Bluff, eliminating a concurrency between US 160 and two other highways (US 67 and US 67 Business) over the last 10 miles (16 km) of US 160.
When U.S. Route 160 was formed in Missouri in 1930, it replacedRoute 12, which had been created in 1922 asRoute 36 fromKansas toSpringfield and renumbered in 1926 due toUS 36. The 1950s extension absorbedRoute 80 (Gainesville toWest Plains in 1922, later extended west toLakeview and east toThomasville) and the part ofRoute 14 east ofAlton (created in 1922 asRoute 42, and later absorbed by Route 14).
US 89 southwest ofTuba City
US 163 inKayenta
US 191 south-southeast ofMexican Water. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Mexican Water.
US 64 inTeec Nos Pos
US 491 south ofTowaoc. The highways travel concurrently toCortez.
US 550 inDurango. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Durango.
US 84 inPagosa Springs
US 285 inMonte Vista. The highways travel concurrently toAlamosa.
I-25 /US 85 /US 87 inWalsenburg. The highways travel concurrently toTrinidad.
US 350 east-northeast ofEl Moro
US 287 /US 385 south ofSpringfield
US 83 north-northwest ofSublette. The highways travel concurrently to northwest ofKismet.
US 54 east ofPlains. The highways travel concurrently to east ofMeade.
US 283 south-southeast ofMinneola. The highways travel concurrently to north ofEnglewood.
US 183 north-northwest ofSitka. The highways travel concurrently to north ofColdwater.
US 281 west-southwest ofMedicine Lodge. The highways travel concurrently to Medicine Lodge.
US 81 inWellington. The highways travel concurrently through Wellington.
I-35 east of Wellington
US 77 inWinfield
US 75 west ofIndependence. The highways travel concurrently to Independence.
US 169 south-southwest ofCherryvale. The highways travel concurrently for approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km).
US 59 east ofAltamont. The highways travel concurrently toOswego.
US 69 northeast ofColumbus. The highways travel concurrently toFrontenac.
US 400 north ofCrestline. The highways travel concurrently to south ofPittsburg.
I-49 /US 71 inLamar
I-44 inSpringfield
US 60 in Springfield. The highways travel concurrently through Springfield.
US 65 northwest ofWalnut Shade
US 63 inWest Plains. The highways travel concurrently through West Plains.Future I-57 /US 67 east-northeast ofFairdealingThere are currently three business routes of US 160.
 U.S. Highway 160 Business | |
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| Location | Mancos, Colorado |
U.S. 160 Business is a business loop that servesMancos located in southwesternColorado. It begins west of Mancos and goes straight through downtown. It parallels the Mancos River as it leaves town before it terminates at US 160.
Major intersections
The entire route is inMancos,Montezuma County.
| mi[9] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 160 | Western terminus | ||
| 1.522 | 2.449 |   SH 184 north | Southern terminus of SH 184 | ||
| 2.488 | 4.004 | US 160 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
U.S. Highway 160 Business | |
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| Location | Bayfield, Colorado |
U.S. Route 160 Business is a business loop that servesBayfield located in southwestern Colorado. The entire route runs along Bayfield parkway which begins at US 160 west of Bayfield. It crosses the Los Pinos River and runs north of downtown until it reaches its eastern terminus at US 160.
U.S. Highway 160 Business | |
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| Location | Willard, Missouri |
U.S. Route 160 Business is a business loop that servesWillard in southwesternMissouri. It runs along Jackson Street from US 160 northwest of Willard and through downtown before it terminates at US 160 southeast of town. It is also a former alignment of US 160 as it was rerouted on a bypass around Willard.
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