State Highway 78 is a highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 connecting Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....

 to the town of Beulah

Beulah, Colorado

Beulah is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Beulah Post Office is 81023.-History:...

 and the San Isabel National Forest

San Isabel National Forest

San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 54 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado....

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Route description

SH 78 runs 33.2 miles (53.4 km), starting at a junction with Colorado State Highway 165

Colorado State Highway 165

State Highway 165 is a long state highway in southern Colorado.-Route description:SH 165 begins in the west at a junction with State Highway 96 roughly fifteen miles east of Silver Cliff. From there the road proceeds to the southeast through portions of San Isabel National Forest...

 in San Isabel National Forest

San Isabel National Forest

San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 54 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado....

 and ending at a junction with Colorado State Highway 45

Colorado State Highway 45

Colorado State Highway 45, also known as Pueblo Boulevard, is an expressway in the city of Pueblo. It is long. Its southern terminus is at I-25 and its northern terminus is US 50. Plans are waiting to be approved to expand the expressway to six lanes, build a new interchange with US 50, and fix...

 in Pueblo

Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....

. A short spur route

Spur route

A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...

, also marked as SH 78 runs 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the main highway, ending at the intersection of Grand and Pennsylvania avenues in Beulah

Beulah, Colorado

Beulah is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Beulah Post Office is 81023.-History:...

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Major intersections

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Custer County, Colorado

Custer County is the tenth least populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 3,503 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Westcliffe.- History :...

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Pueblo County, Colorado

Pueblo County is the tenth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village". The United States Census Bureau estimates that the...

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Beulah, Colorado

Beulah is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Beulah Post Office is 81023.-History:...

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Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The population was 106,595 in 2010 census, making it the 246th most populous city in the United States....

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