 SH 144 begins in the west at I-76 and proceeds initially to the north; after , the road crosses U.S. Route 34 (US 34).After another , the route crosses the South Platte River and begins to curve in a broad arc to the east roughly following a meander of the South Platte.Continuing now in a generally westward direction, SH 144 meets the north end of SH 39 at Goodrich.