Beaver Creek, Colorado
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View of the old Avon Bridge looking south toward Beaver Creek. The Avon "gyp cliffs" are a prominent landmark. This is the second bridge to span the Eagle River at Avon, built around 1923. Inscription: "Avon bridge."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Three boys standing on rocks at the ford in the Eagle River west of Beaver Creek. Before the first bridge was built, people had to ford the river, preferably at its shallowest point. The shadow of the first Avon Bridge is visible in the foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
