Colorado State Highway 184

State Highway 184 (SH 184) is a 26.599 mi (42.807 km) long state highway in the southwestern corner of Colorado. SH 184's western terminus is at U.S. Route 491 (US 491) near Lewis, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 Business (US 160 Bus.) in Mancos.

State Highway 184
Map of Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado with SH 184 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	26.599 mi[1] (42.807 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 491 near Lewis
Major intersections	SH 145 near Dolores US 160 in Mancos
East end	US 160 Bus. in Mancos
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Montezuma
Highway system
Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SH 183 → SH 187

Route description

SH 184 begins in the west at its junction with US 491 near Lewis and travels ESE to Mancos. The highway has a one mile (1.6 km) overlap with SH 145 just south of Dolores which is not technically part of SH 184 making the actual driving distance from Lewis to Mancos just over 26.5 miles (42.6 km). It also intersects US 160 near Mancos, near its eastern terminus at US 160 Bus.

History

The route was established in 1939, when it connected US 160 at Arriola to Mancos. Most of the route was deleted by 1954, leaving approximately nine miles near Mancos. The route was extended to Dolores by 1978, when it was entirely paved.^[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Montezuma County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	US 491 – Dove Creek, Cortez	Western terminus
​	8.159	13.131	SH 145 south – Cortez	Western terminus of SH 145 concurrency
​	8.900	14.323	SH 145 north – Dolores	Eastern terminus of SH 145 concurrency
Mancos	26.444	42.557	US 160 – Durango, Cortez
	26.599	42.807	US 160 Bus.	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus