Colorado State Highway 17, US-160 to CO-112

 

Location: SH-17 and Broadway Ave, Alamosa Cty

Reassurance shield as this segment of SH-17 begins. It eventually connects to US-285, but that’s a long ways off.

Location: SH-17 and Rd 5 S, Alamosa Cty

Turn right for Rd 5 S.

Location: SH-17 and Rd 4 S, Alamosa Cty

Turn right or left for Rd 4 S.

Location: SH-17 and Rd 4 S, Alamosa Cty

Reassurance shield after 4 S.

Location: SH-17 and Stanley Rd, Alamosa Cty

Turn right or left for Stanley Rd – that label crammed into the pentagon, rendering it illegible.

Location: SH-17 and Stanley Rd, Alamosa Cty
Reassurance shield after Stanley Rd.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 1 N, Alamosa Cty

Turn right for Ln 1 N.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 2 N, Alamosa Cty

Turn right or left for Ln 2 N.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 4 N, Alamosa Cty
Same deal for Ln 4 N.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 5 N, Alamosa Cty

And Ln 5 N.

Location: SH-17 and 2nd Ave, Mosca, Alamosa Cty
Just after 5N, we’ll enter unincorporated Mosca.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 5.5 N, Alamosa Cty

Reassurance shield as we head out of Mosca.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 6 N, Alamosa Cty

Turn right or left for Ln 6 N.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 6 N, Alamosa Cty

Reassurance shield after 6 N.

Location: SH-17 and CR 109, Alamosa Cty

Turn right for CR 109.

Location: SH-17 and CR 8 N, Alamosa Cty

Right or left for 8 N.

Location: US-285 and CR 9 N, Alamosa Cty

And 9 N. SH-17 heads up a long, wide valley for most of its length. It reminds me a lot of Nevada.

Location: SH-17 and Rd 10 N, Alamosa Cty

Turn right for Rd 10 N.

Location: SH-17 and Ln 11 N, Alamosa Cty

Right or left for 11 N.

Location: SH-17 and School Desk Rd, Hooper, Alamosa Cty

Just after that, we’ll enter unincorporated Hooper.

Location: SH-17 and SH-112, Alamosa Cty

On the north side of Hooper, we’ll approach SH-112.

Location: SH-17 and SH-112, Alamosa Cty

SH-112 is also Ln 12 N.

Location: SH-17 and SH-112, Alamosa Cty

Follow 112 west to Center. Stay on 17 for Poncha.

Location: SH-17 and SH-112, Alamosa Cty

Turn left for SH-112 as we cross into Saguache County.

 N to US-285

 W to US-285

 E to CO-150, W to US-285