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Cars lined up along Highway 24 for the Dedication and grand opening of the completed Red Cliff Bridge, August 3, 1941.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 13]
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Pedestrians gathered on the Red Cliff Bridge 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 Inventory, Colorado Historical...
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The opening of Buford Pass has many cars lined up for the drive. "Buford Pass" is now known Buford-New Castle Road, traveling 44 miles and connecting Buford (22 miles east of Meeker) to New Castle, Colorado through the Flat Tops Wilderness. It is seasonally open to cars. Other roads and trails intersect at various points.
24) Dump Truck
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Construction and maintenance of roads in Eagle County, Colorado, using a dump truck. There is a man working and a child watching in the far right corner.
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First use of road maintenance equipment in Eagle County, Colorado, using a steam shovel and a front loader to clear dirt and rocks. There is a man standing in the controls cabin with only his head visible. "Eagle County" has been painted on the side of the machine.
26) Grading Roads
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First use of mechanized graders on gravel roads in Eagle County, Colorado.
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The Ford tow truck from the Holy Cross Garage in Red Cliff, with car in tow. The Walsh family owned the garage.
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"I rode this bus 4 years to Red Cliff Union High School" - June Frey Britz. Being Red Cliff, there is plenty of snow on the ground.
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The Red Cliff school bus. On the side reads "Copper Range Bus Company".
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Louis Rene Coquoz and Ernie Nogal standing in front of an automobile after hunting. Deer are tied to the front fenders and a deer is in the back seat.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
