End of US highway 491 |
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2003-present
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Note: as of 2018, US 491 is signed as a north-south route along its entire length, but until sometime after 2012, it was signed east-west in Utah.
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As of 2020, US 491 measured 193.7 miles in total length.
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US 491 was commissioned in 2003 to replace the remaining mileage of US 666. This photo shows how Colorado DoT signed the route when it was first commissioned:
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Riner, June 2003
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That was taken on CO hwy.141 near Dove Creek, approaching its junction with the dual-identity highway. Utah and New Mexico did (or are still doing) similar things with their signs; examples can be seen on the Gallup and Monticello pages. The Ucolo page shows where signage on US 491 changed from "North/South" to "East/West".
Research and/or photo credits: Steve Riner; Dale Sanderson; Thomas Silas
Page originally created 2003;
last updated June 30, 2020.
last updated June 30, 2020.
