Route Description
Modern SH 66 begins as a continuation of Ute Highway, southeast of Lyons at a signalized T intersection where US Route 36 turns south towards Boulder on North Foothills Highway. From here, the route heads eastward along Ute Highway through open grassland, passing several small reservoirs and streams. Near a junction with CR 37, the road passes McCall Reservoir, Independent Reservoir, and Burch Lake before passing by McIntosh Lake. It passes through the northern edge of Longmont, where it meets US 287. Continuing eastward, the land on the side of the road transitions to farmland. After crossing the Boulder/Weld county line, the road heads east in a straight line, crossing Interstate 25 at Exit 243 near Mead, continuing on to Plattville which it enters on Justin Avenue, crossing Business US 85 at Main Street before ending at US Route 85.
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