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Looking through the arch (under construction) of the Red Cliff Bridge downward to the lower bridge leading into Red Cliff. Railroad tracks visible. Snow on the ground.
"Each [arch] rib came in six sections weighing from 17 to 22 tons apiece. The rib sections were hauled by truck from the depot, about a quarter of a mile away, to the highway bridge directly under the high line [of the arch]..." --CHD Bridge Engineer King Burghardt, in Historical...
42. Lover's Leap
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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
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45. Red Cliff Bridge
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Red Cliff Bridge at entrance to road into Red Cliff; opened to the public August, 1941 [see notes]. The pulley system at the top of Lovers' Leap used during the construction of the bridge is still visible at top left.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
48. Army Engineers
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Army Reserve Engineers stand alongside the road with trucks full of supplies and building materials for the Bailey Bridge in Avon, Colorado. Pallets and other materials are on the ground and a frontloader is visible in the background.
The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and...
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Dan Koprinikar stands with his arms crossed at the completion of the Bailey Bridge in the mid-late 1960s. A man behind him is attaching a sign that reads "This bridge built courtesy of 4th Engineer Battalion Fort Carson Colorado". Koprinikar was an Eagle County Commissioner at the time, as well as Claude Gerard, pictured far left.
The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion,...