East of Kit Carson
US-287 North Approaching US-40
US-287 north approaching US-40. Use US-40 east for Cheyenne Wells; use US-40 west/US-287 north for Kit Carson.
US-287 North at US-40
US-287 north at US-40. US-40 joins US-287 north to Limon. Then both highways merge onto I-70 towards Denver. This is the southern end of the High Plains Highway which connects Kit Carson and Julesburg via US-40 and US-385.