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Highway System that travels from Bishop, California, to Provincetown, Massachusetts. The 6th Avenue Freeway in Denver, Colorado, looking east from Knox Court. You can help by adding to it. US 6 is concurrent with Interstate 70 for a significant portion of its length from the Utah state line to Denver. When the highway enters the western Denver suburbs, US 6 coincidentally aligns with 6th Avenue in the grid system, where it is known as 6th Avenue Freeway. Loveland Pass, where it crosses the Continental Divide. It continues down Clear Creek Valley until it reaches I-70, where it is briefly overlapped until I-70 leaves Clear Creek Valley.

Western end of I-76 overlap, exit 9 westbound. Eastern end of I-76 overlap, exit 92. This page documents the travels of U. 6 exits off Interstate 70 at Exit 216. One of the most freeway-accessible ski resorts, Loveland Ski Area, is located adjacent to the freeway interchange. Entering Dillon, this is the first U. 6 shield since leaving Interstate 70 near Loveland Ski Area.

6 continues west through Dillon until it reaches Interstate 70 and Colorado 9. Fill out our become a sponsor form. About Us We wanted to provide a quick easy way to get basic Loveland Pass conditions and status for locals and tourists. Contact Us Questions and comments can be directed to our online form.

Loveland Pass is a high mountain pass in the Colorado Rockies on the Continental Divide. Loveland Pass Summit is located on U. Highway 6, approximately 10 miles east of the town of Dillon, Colorado. Highway 6 on both sides of Loveland Summit is a classic steep winding mountain shelf road. The summit of Loveland Pass is nearly 12,000 feet in elevation and the pass is reportedly the highest mountain pass in the world that stays open during the winter. The pass is commonly used for back-country car shuttle skiing, so skiers are commonly encountered on the pass road, hitchhiking or waiting for a ride back to the summit. 6 from the Loveland Summit has a vertical descent of 2,582 feet over a distance of 8.

The grade has a steady, steep descent for this distance before flattening to a gradual descent continuing into the town of Dillon, where the highway intersects with I-70. The descent has numerous advisory speed curves, the lowest having an advisory speed of 20 mph, at 1. 3 miles west of the summit and a second 20-mph curve at 2. 5 miles west of the summit.

6 from the Loveland Summit has a vertical descent of 1,287 feet over a distance of 4. The descent is steady and steep, with numerous advisory speed curves, the lowest being a 20-mph curve at 1. 2 miles east of the summit. Loveland Ski Area is located on the eastside of the pass near the base, with parking lot entrances on both sides of the highway from 3.