U.S. Route 287, CO-2 to I-225

 

Location: Colfax Ave and Colorado Blvd, Denver

Reassurance shield after the SH-2 intersection

Location: Colfax Ave and Cleremont St, Denver

Reassurance shield just a couple of blocks later

Location: Colfax Ave and Fairfax St, Denver

70 Bus/40/287 is incredibly well signed along this stretch as this reassurance shield comes just five blocks after the last one and nine blocks from the SH-2 junction

Location: Colfax Ave and Ivanhoe St, Denver

Yet another reassurance shield a few blocks later as we pass through a half trendy/half ghetto part of Denver

Location: Colfax Ave and Magnolia St, Denver

Reassurance shield after Monaco Pkwy, a somewhat major thoroughfare

Location: Colfax Ave and Quebec St, Denver

Another reassurance shield just a few blocks later. The ironic part is that Colfax Ave west of downtown Denver is barely signed

Location: Colfax Ave and Spruce St, Denver

Reassurance shield as we pass through a very hispanic part of Denver, just a few blocks after the last one

Location: Colfax Ave and Ulster St, Denver

Yet another reassurance shield

Location: Colfax Ave and Wabash St, Denver

Reassurance shield as we get to extreme east Denver and approach the old motel stretch along US-40. We’ll enter the fast-growing Aurora fairly soon

Location: Colfax Ave and Alton St, Aurora

Reassurance shield omitting Business 70 as we enter Aurora. Aurora is very proud of old US-40 and uses it for marketing purposes whenever possible

Location: Colfax Ave and Chester St, Aurora

Reassurance shields in Aurora are frequently placed incredibly high up on the lightpole

Location: Colfax Ave and Galena St, Aurora

Reassurance shield  as we pass through Aurora

Location: Colfax Ave and Jamaica St, Aurora

Another reassurance shield in Aurora. Aurora makes good efforts to keep the old motels and tourist attractions intact

Location: Colfax Ave and Macon St, Aurora

Yet another reassurance shield as we make our way through Aurora

Location: Colfax Ave and Oswego St, Aurora

Reassurance shield as we pass by a tire shop signed entirely in Spanish

Location: Colfax Ave and Scranton St, Aurora

Reassurance shield as we head out of Aurora. Note the use of directionals for all three routes, the first time US-287 has been labelled South since before it joined the business loop

Location: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora

Junction I-225 coming up. I-225 is the southeastern quadrant of Denver Metro’s innerbelt

Location: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora

Junction I-225

Location: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora

Turn right for I-225 South towards downtown Aurora, stay int he left lane to get on 225 North

Location: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora

Right for I-225 South, straight and left for I-225 North TO I-70

Location: Colfax Ave and I-225, Aurora

Turn left for I-225 North

S to I-70/I-70 Bus/US-36, N to I-25/US-6/US-85/US-87

W to I-25/US-6/US-85/US-87, E to I-70/US-36/US-40/US-287

W to I-25/US-6/US-85/US-87, E to I-70/I-70 Bus/US-36

S to CO-30, N to I-70/US-36

N to I-70, S to CO-83