Interstate 225 Descriptions
2024-04-24
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The southern end of I-225 begins at an interchange with Interstate 25. The road then traverses from the southern end northeastward through southern Denver, with Cherry Creek State Park and Cherry Creek Lake on its east side. After exits with DTC Boulevard and Yosemite Street in Greenwood Village, a large suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the road traverses Aurora, where it interchanges with State Highway 83 at the northern boundary of Cherry Creek State Park. Following the exit at SH 83, the freeway enters a suburban area of Aurora, where it turns northward and has exits at Iliff Avenue, Mississippi Avenue, and Alameda Avenue, also signed as State Highway 30. After crossing Sand Creek, the freeway interchanges with Colfax Avenue, also signed as U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 287 and Interstate 70 Business. After the exit, I-225 enters Adams County, continuing through the city of Aurora. The route then crosses a railroad and reenters Denver, where it interchanges with Interstate 70 at its northern terminus.
History
The Dayton RTD station in Aurora is located in the center of Interstate 225.Construction on I-225 began in May 1964 at Interstate 70. A section from Colfax Avenue to Sixth Avenue was opened in 1966. Five years later, a segment between Mississippi Avenue and Parker Road was opened, and construction began on another segment south of Parker Road, completed in May of 1975. The rest of the route between Yosemite Street and Interstate 25 was completed in May 1976. Since completion of construction, the road has retained its original designation from I-25 to I-70.
The southern end of I-225 begins at an interchange with Interstate 25. The road then traverses from the southern end northeastward through southern Denver, with Cherry Creek State Park and Cherry Creek Lake on its east side. After exits with DTC Boulevard and Yosemite Street in Greenwood Village, a large suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the road traverses Aurora, where it interchanges with State Highway 83 at the northern boundary of Cherry Creek State Park. Following the exit at SH 83, the freeway enters a suburban area of Aurora, where it turns northward and has exits at Iliff Avenue, Mississippi Avenue, and Alameda Avenue, also signed as State Highway 30. After crossing Sand Creek, the freeway interchanges with Colfax Avenue, also signed as U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 287 and Interstate 70 Business. After the exit, I-225 enters Adams County, continuing through the city of Aurora. The route then crosses a railroad and reenters Denver, where it interchanges with Interstate 70 at its northern terminus.
History
The Dayton RTD station in Aurora is located in the center of Interstate 225.Construction on I-225 began in May 1964 at Interstate 70. A section from Colfax Avenue to Sixth Avenue was opened in 1966. Five years later, a segment between Mississippi Avenue and Parker Road was opened, and construction began on another segment south of Parker Road, completed in May of 1975. The rest of the route between Yosemite Street and Interstate 25 was completed in May 1976. Since completion of construction, the road has retained its original designation from I-25 to I-70.