Colorado State Highway 113
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State Highway 113 is a 18.8 mi (30.3 km) long state highway
in northeastern Colorado
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and proceeds north for almost sixteen miles before passing though the small town of Peetz
and continuing a further three miles (5 km) to the Nebraska
state line where the road becomes Nebraska Highway 19
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to Nebraska Highway 19
at the Nebraska state line. The route was entirely paved by 1939. Since then, there have been no major alignment changes in the routing.
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State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in northeastern Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
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Route description
SH 113 begins in the south at a junction with U.S. Highway 138 approximately nine miles northeast of SterlingSterling, Colorado
The City of Sterling is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Logan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 14,777 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sterling is located at...
and proceeds north for almost sixteen miles before passing though the small town of Peetz
Peetz, Colorado
Peetz is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census. Peetz is home to the RE-5 School District and...
and continuing a further three miles (5 km) to the Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
state line where the road becomes Nebraska Highway 19
Nebraska Highway 19
Nebraska Highway 19 is a highway in Nebraska. It has a southern terminus at the Colorado border south of Sidney and a northern terminus west of Sidney at an intersection with U.S. Highway 30.-Route description:...
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History
The route was established in the 1920s with its current routing from U.S. Route 138U.S. Route 138
U.S. Route 138, commissioned in 1926, is a short east–west highway in Colorado and Nebraska that runs predominantly northeast to southwest paralleling the South Platte River and Interstate 76. Like all spurs of the former U.S. Route 66 and U.S. Route 199, U.S. Route 138 is an orphan route....
to Nebraska Highway 19
Nebraska Highway 19
Nebraska Highway 19 is a highway in Nebraska. It has a southern terminus at the Colorado border south of Sidney and a northern terminus west of Sidney at an intersection with U.S. Highway 30.-Route description:...
at the Nebraska state line. The route was entirely paved by 1939. Since then, there have been no major alignment changes in the routing.
Major intersections
The entire route is located in Logan County, ColoradoLogan County, Colorado
Logan County is the 23rd most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for General John A. Logan. The county population was 20,504 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Sterling...
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| Location | Mile | Destination | Notes |
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| 0.000 |  US 138 |
South end of route | |
| 18.830 | North end of route |