The entire route is also known as the Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway.

SH 149 winds through the mountains for 21 miles (34 km) before coming to the historic mining town of Creede.

From there the road continues its climb into the mountains and eventually turns away from the Rio Grande to cross the Continental Divide at Spring Creek Pass at an elevation of 10,901 ft (3,323 m).

After skirting the southern edge of Curecanti National Recreation Area, the highway crosses the Gunnison River and finally reaches its northern terminus at US 50 approximately nine miles west of Gunnison.

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