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c.1930: Crossroads at Wolcott, Colorado: Colorado Hwy 11, U.S. Hwy 24. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Heavy equipment on a slope of Battle Mountain during road construction (1939-1940). Man and dog are walking in right foreground; graders and tractors moving dirt. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Photo postcard of U.S. Hwy 24 at the top of Tennessee Pass (Alt. 10,240 ft,) between Leadville and Red Cliff, Colorado. [Sanborn W-1181] There is snow on the ground.
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Road to Red Cliff with old bridge across the Eagle River before the Red Cliff Bridge was opened in 1941. Battle Mountain is on the left. Photograph is labeled: "Roads end" [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the Minturn rail yard from U.S. Hwy 24, looking east, showing iced water tanks at center. The depot is on the right with the Taylor addition neighborhood in the background.
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Photo postcard showing the "New Battle Mountain Highway," U.S. Hwy 24. The view is looking south, going from GIlman to Red Cliff.
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Railroad overpass on Colorado Highway 24 leading to Red Cliff. This was the route to Red Cliff prior to the construction of the Red Cliff arch bridge. [Red Cliff Bridge Construction photo 1]
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Looking down on the Red Cliff Bridge as the roadbed is being constructed. Lower road into Red Cliff is visible at lower right. Lover's Leap formation is on the left. [Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 11]
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A steam shovel is moving earth during the early stages of routing U.S. Highway 24 and the Red Cliff bridge so that they bypassed Red Cliff. The construction involved difficult engineering feats in a harsh climate.
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April 1952, the Gilman bus taking miners to and from the mine.
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Woman walking away from the camera next to parked cars for the Red Cliff Bridge dedication. The guard rail is made from wooden posts with attached cable. The approach to the bridge on U.S. Highway 24 is part of the six miles of new road constructed during the project. [Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 15]
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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 Red Cliff Bridge taken on October 1, 1995. The arch had been repainted green since its construction in 1941. Lover's Leap rock formation is on the left. The road at the bottom in the alternate access road to Red Cliff.
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Reopening ceremonies after completion of the Red Cliff Bridge rehabilitation in 2004. From left, faciing away from but closest to the camera: Joanna Snyder, Grace Sandoval, Adelina and Serapio Sandoval. Colorado Department of Transportation filmed the event.
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Person sitting in the shovel used to build the approach to the Red Cliff arch bridge. [Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 6]
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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]
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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).
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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...