State Highway 265
Map of north central Colorado with SH 265 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	3.621 mi[1] (5.827 km)
Major junctions
South end	I-70 in Denver
North end	US 6 / US 85 in Commerce City
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Adams, Denver
Highway system
Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SH 263 → SH 266

State Highway 265 (SH 265) is a Colorado state highway linking Denver and Commerce City. SH 265's southern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) in Denver, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 (US 6) and US 85 in Commerce City.

Route description

SH 265 runs 3.6 miles (5.8 km), starting at a junction with I-70 in Denver. The highway then turns northeast and runs along Brighton Boulevard, entering Commerce City. It then goes over Sand Creek and passes under I-270 without any access to it. The road continues northeast and ends at a junction with US 6 / US 85 in northern Commerce City. Most of its segment inside Denver is maintained locally.

History

The current alignment of SH 265 was originally a part of US 85 before it was rerouted onto Vasquez Boulevard in 1942, with SH 265 being designated over it. The section south of York Street was part of the original routing of SH 224 until 1954, when it was rerouted and SH 265 was extended south onto this segment where it exists today.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
City and County of Denver		0.000	0.000	I-70 / Brighton Boulevard south	Southern terminus; I-70 exit 275B
		0.147	0.237	47th Avenue	North end of state maintenance
Denver–Adams county line	Denver–Commerce City line	1.177	1.894	BNSF Railway underpass South end of state maintenance
Adams	Commerce City	3.394– 3.621	5.462– 5.827	US 6 / US 85	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi