Interstate 76 is the designation for two different Interstate highways in different parts of the United States, and the western Interstate 76 is a diagonal connector heading northeast from Denver, Colorado to Interstate 80. It is the foremost highway for reaching Denver and central Colorado from places northeast of there. It runs through the dry high plains of northeast Colorado for its entire route, excepting the tiny piece poking north into Nebraska to it can reach Interstate 80. Interstate 76 only spends about a mile and a half in Nebraska, near the town of Big Springs; the rest of the route is in Colorado. This Interstate is a rather uneventful route outside of the Denver area, only passing by a few small towns in 184 miles.  In Denver, though, Interstate 76 passes by freeway after freeway. It meets Interstate 270, then Interstate 25 immediately after.  A few miles after that, Interstate 76 reaches its southwestern terminus, merging with Interstate 70 at a partial interchange.

My photo of Interstate 76 signs shows a guide assembly on a gore point along US Route 6 in Brush, Colorado. Southwest of Sterling, US Route 6 serves as the historical surface counterpart to Interstate 76, whereas US Route 138 serves that purpose paralleling Interstate 76 northeast of Sterling. The aperture looks north at an interchange where US Route 6 crosses to the north side of Interstate 76 from Brush, which sits on the south side of the freeway. This photo was taken in October 2024, as part of the southwestern trip to New Mexico and Texas.
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