Colorado State Highway 172
State highway in Colorado, United States
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State Highway 172 (SH 172) is a 24.5 mi (39.4 km) long state highway in southwestern Colorado. SH 172's southern terminus is at New Mexico State Road 511 (NM 511) at the New Mexico state line, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) southeast of Durango.
NM 511 at the New Mexico state line in La Boca, NMState Highway 172 | ||||
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 Map of La Plata County in southwestern Colorado with SH 172 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.5 mi[1] (39.4 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | NM 511 at the New Mexico state line in La Boca, NM | |||
 SH 151 in Ignacio | ||||
| North end |  US 160 southeast of Durango | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | La Plata | |||
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Route description
SH 172 begins in the south at the New Mexico state line where the road becomes NM 511. From there, the route travels through the Southern Ute Indian Reservation northward through Ignacio where it meets the western end of SH 151. From Ignacio, the road gradually arcs to the west and passes westward through Falfa before again turning northward to meet its northern end at a junction with US 160 approximately eight miles southeast of Durango.
History
Major intersections
The entire route is in La Plata County.
