U.S. Route 138

U.S. Route 138 marker
U.S. Route 138
Map
US 138 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 38
Length71.29 mi[1][2] (114.73 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
West end US 6 / SH 14 in Sterling, CO
Major intersections
East end US 30 near Big Springs, NE
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesColorado, Nebraska
CountiesCO: Logan, Sedgwick
NE: Deuel
Highway system

U.S. Highway 138 (US 138), commissioned in 1926, is an east–west U.S. Highway in Colorado and Nebraska that travels predominantly northeast to southwest, paralleling the South Platte River and Interstate 76 (I-76). Similarly to the spurs of the former US 66 and US 99, US 138 is an orphan route. US 38 was commissioned in 1926, but US 6 was extended over it to Long Beach, California (it was subsequently truncated to Bishop, California in 1964). Therefore, US 138 still meets its former parent route's path.

Route description

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Colorado

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U.S. 138 begins in Sterling at U.S. 6 and Business Loop 76. It goes northeast and intersects Colorado State Highway 113 southwest of Iliff. It becomes more easterly as it goes through Iliff, Proctor and Crook, where it intersects Colorado State Highway 55. It continues on to Sedgwick, where it meets Colorado State Highway 59. After passing through Ovid, it then meets U.S. Highway 385 west of Julesburg, and they overlap into Julesburg. Also in Julesburg, U.S. 138 intersects Colorado State Highway 11. U.S. 138 then leaves Julesburg going northeast and enters Nebraska.[citation needed]

Nebraska

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Shortly after entering Nebraska, U.S. 138 intersects Interstate 80. It continues east from I-80 and enters Big Springs. At Big Springs, U.S. 138 turns north and ends at U.S. Highway 30.[citation needed]

History

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Eastern terminus.

The western terminus is in Sterling, Colorado, where it met U.S. Route 38 from 1926 to 1931 (US 38 became U.S. Route 6); the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 north of Big Springs, Nebraska. US 138 is an example of a "child" route that has long outlived its "parent"; before U.S. Route 99 was decommissioned in 1964, US 138 was the only US route to not have a "parent" route.[citation needed]

Major intersections

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StateCountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
ColoradoLoganSterling0.0000.000

SH 14 west (Chestnut Street) / US 6 to I-76 – Holyoke, Atwood, Brush, Fort Collins
Western terminus; eastern terminus of SH 14; highway continues as US 6 west (3rd Street south)
Front StreetInterchange; eastbound entrance only
8.97014.436
SH 113 north – Peetz, Sidney
Southern terminus of SH 113
Crook27.50344.262
SH 55 south – Fleming
Northern terminus of SH 55
SedgwickSedgwick43.41369.866
SH 59 south – Haxtun, Yuma
Northern terminus of SH 59
54.81088.208
US 385 north – Chappell, Sidney
West end of US 385 overlap
Julesburg56.95691.662

SH 11 north to I-80
Southern terminus of SH 11
58.53494.201

US 385 south to I-76 – Holyoke
Interchange; east end of US 385 overlap
 59.823
0.00
96.276
0.00
ColoradoNebraska line
NebraskaDeuel3.06–
3.51
4.92–
5.65
I-80 – Sidney, North PlattePartial cloverleaf interchange; exit 101 on I-80
Big Springs9.4415.19
L-25B to I-80
Northern terminus of L-25B
11.4718.46 US 30 – Ogallala, ChappellEastern terminus
Road 207 – LewellenContinuation beyond eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. 2015. p. 280. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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Browse numbered routes
SH 136CO SH 139
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