Living Here: Location

Morgan County is located on the High Plains of Northeastern Colorado, well-situated on Interstate Highway 76 and U.S. Highway 34. The County is only 79 miles from Metro Denver and major U.S. trade corridors. The Denver International Airport is within an hour’s drive.

Distance to Major Cities

	Albuquerque, New Mexico	517 miles
	Cheyenne, Wyoming	99 miles
	Chicago, Illinois	928 miles
	Dallas, Texas	863 miles
	Denver, Colorado	79 miles
	El Paso, Texas	784 miles
	Kansas City, Missouri	605 miles
	Los Angeles, California	1,099 miles
	Phoenix, Arizona	980 miles
	Rapid City, South Dakota	330 miles

Ports-To-Plains Corridor

The Ports-To-Plains Corridor is a planned four-lane divided highway that will facilitate the efficient movement of goods and people by developing less congested ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border. It will also go through Denver, Colorado and West Texas..

A coalition of over 70 organizations representing cities, counties, economic development corporations (such as MCEDC), chambers of commerce, and the private sector has been formed to promote and support implementation of the corridor.

Morgan County sits in one of the Congressional High Priority Corridors

Three corridors are designated as High Priority by Congress on the National Highway System. Ports-to-Plains, Heartland Expressway and Theodore Roosevelt Expressway form the backbone with direct connections to five additional corridors. Morgan County is part of the Heartland Expressway. Benefits include:

Connects Metropolitan Areas	Reduces Interstate 25 Congestion
Develops Significant NAFTA Trade Route	Develops Significant Tourism Corridor
Provides Essential Economic Development Opportunities	Reduces Costs for Existing Businesses
Enhances Delivery Capacity to Front Range Markets	Enhances Mobility of Great Plains Military Bases
Provides Safer Travel	Provides Economic Development Opportunities
Ties Interstates 25, 70, 76, 80, and 90 Together	Key Segment of "Great" Plains Corridor
Improves Delivery Reliability

For more information on this plan, go to www.portstoplains.com.

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Climate

Moderate summers, crisp falls, cool winters and warm springs are the rule.

• 330 days of sunshine annually


• 12.7” annual precipitation


• 22” average snowfall

Traffic Stats

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) provides a detailed traffic database.

Morgan County offers some wonderful oppor- tunities. Some highlights include:

• Wiggins inter- change at I-76 & Highway 6 averages 11,000 cars daily


• Fort Morgan inter- change at I-76 & Highway 52 averages 15,000 cars daily


• Brush interchange at I-76 & Highway 71 averages 11,000 cars daily