page_title: Ouray, Colorado
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Ouray, Colorado / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: "Switzerland of America sign entering Ouray Colorado on the Million Dollar Highway
context_page_description: Ouray is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 1,000 as of the 2010 census. The Ouray Post Office has the ZIP code 81427. Ouray's climate, natural alpine environment, and scenery has earned it the nickname, "Switzerland of America".
context_section_description: The nearest airport with scheduled service is Montrose Regional Airport, located approximately 40 miles (64 km) to the north.
   US 550 is the only paved road into or out of Ouray. U.S. 550 begins roughly 40 miles (64 km) north of Ouray in Montrose. It runs south to Bernalillo, New Mexico, via Durango, Colorado, and Aztec, New Mexico. The stretch of U.S. 550 that runs south from Ouray to Silverton is known as the Million Dollar Highway.
caption: Switzerland of America sign on the Million Dollar Highway
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