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County road maintainer caught in trees above Homestake Creek on the Gold Park Road. Dempsey Perkins (county man in Red Cliff who plowed snow) and Buster Beck were plowing the Gold Park Road for the second day in the Winter of 1952. Something went wrong with the maintainer and it went off the road and over the hill with both men in it. The maintainer hung up on a tree and didn't drop into Homestake Creek. Both men made it out with minor injuries....
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Pedestrians gathered on the Red Cliff Bridge, Battle Mountain in the background, for the dedication and grand opening. The dedication was held at noon on Sunday, August 3, 1941. Governor Ralph L. Carr and other officials attended. The bridge and six miles of new highway built over Battle Mountain cost a total of $636,405. The bridge is 470 ft. long, 209 ft. high; the roadbed is 30 ft. wide and has two 18-inch curbs. It is listed on the Historic Bridge...
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County road maintainer caught in trees above Homestake Creek on the Gold Park Road. Dempsey Perkins (county man in Red Cliff who plowed snow) and Buster Beck were plowing the Gold Park Road for the second day in the Winter of 1952. Something went wrong with the maintainer and it went off the road and over the hill with both men in it. The maintainer hung up on a tree and didn't drop into Homestake Creek. Both men made it out with minor injuries....
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Building the approach to the new Red Cliff arch bridge (Highway 24). Digging equipment at far right midfield in the photo.
[Red Cliff bridge construction photo 4]
45) Red Cliff Bridge
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Roadbed construction on the Red Cliff Bridge, silver in color. Lover's Leap is on the right.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 12]
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Road into Red Cliff, prior to the construction of the Red Cliff Bridge on Hwy 24 (prior to 1941).
47) Vail Pass
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Vail Pass in 1944. Highway unpaved. Patchy snow on ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
48) Kay Carter
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Kay Carter poses in front of a car. Clarence Fair is in the background to the left of Kay.
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Keith Gerard walks along the road in Eagle County. There are several buildings in the background and part of a fenceline to the right.
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Loyd Gerard stands on a snowy road. There are mountains in the background and the edge of a building can be seen in the far right of the photograph.
51) Coffin Mountain
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An overlook of Coffin Mountain and a farm on Brush Creek. Coffin Mountain is darker and on the right side of the photograph. Mountains are the backdrop to horses, a gravel road, and many fencelines. There is also a haystack and possibly other farm equipment visible in the background.
52) Gerard Group
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Three men drive cattle down a dirt road. On the far right is Keith Gerard with a stray calf in front of him.
53) U.S. Highway 24
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US Highway 24 on Battle Mountain in the foreground. Eagle Canyon is to the left, Belden
is in the canyon.
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Red Cliff Bridge on U.S. Highway 24, across the canyon of the Eagle River at Red Cliff, Colorado. Completed on July 28, 1941; dedicated and opened to travel on August 3, 1941. Dimensions: 470 ft. long; 209 ft. high; 30-ft. roadway and two 18-inch curbs. The Red Cliff Bridge was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1985, in recognition of its contribution to the heritage of the state of Colorado
Buildings in background...
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A view of mountains near Woods Lake. A road is visible in the midground.
"Woods Lake played a significant role in the development of tourism and recreation in the Rocky Mountains. ... The Colorado Midland Railroad (which ran from 1886-1918) was instrumental in bringing tourists into the mountains, especially for fishing expeditions. ... Woods Lake is listed on the National Register of Historic Places not only because of its importance in the early...
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A view of Coffin Mountain near Brush Creek. Buildings from the Borah ranch are visible in the background.
"Coffin & Beacher Brush Creek, Colorado, on the road to school house where Mother watched for me." -- Alda Borah
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A view of the road leading down into Red Cliff. The town is visible on the right.
