This past April I had a long layover while in Denver. Given that I had some down time I ventured out into Denver and took Pena Boulevard back to Denver International Airport. Pena Boulevard is a 11.1 mile freeway connecting Interstate 70 to Denver International Airport ("DIA"). Pena Boulevard is unique freeway in that it is owned and maintained by the City of Denver and essentially only exists to service traffic to-from DIA. Pena Boulevard opened alongside DIA in 1995. DIA itself was a replacement for the earlier for Stapleton International Airport which was located much closer to downtown Denver. My approach to Pena Boulevard was from I-70 west. From I-70 west there is no direct access ramp to Pena Boulevard which requires traffic to briefly take Airport Boulevard to access it. Despite mainly being a service freeway for DIA the route of Pena Boulevard does have several local exits. The first exit is at Green Valley Ranch...
Because every road has a story.