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The bridge over Brush Creek at Waldo's ranch
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The concrete bridge at Wolcott, at center, over the Eagle River. The bridge was built in 1916. Railroad tracks cut through the photo, with the Wolcott community at center.
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Looking down on the Sherwood bridge from the Sherwood quarry drum. Hwy 6 is at the top, the Eagle River is flowing under the Sherwood bridge and I-70 is at the bottom. At the turn of the century, major routes in the Colorado mountains were steep, rocky grades, little more than wagon tracks. By 1910, cars were becoming more prominent but Colorado roads were in terrible condition. That year, the State Highway Commission established Highway 10 from...
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Kroelling's house about 1/2 mile west of Avon. Metcalf Gulch is in the background. Highway 6 is in the foreground. Bridge over the Eagle River is in right foreground. Note belfry on house. The house and all the outbuildings were replaced by the Sunridge Condominiums. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The bridge over the Eagle River leading from the road to the Sherman Brothers Ranch.
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The approach to the bridge over the Eagle River at the Sherman Brothers Ranch. Lumber is stacked at the right and support wires are running to anchors in the foreground.
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"The Brooks Bridge, built by the railroad company during construction of the Dotsero Cutoff, replaced an earlier one near the same site. It is now in a sad state or repair and unsafe for other than light traffic. Adjacent to the north end of it is the railroad track and it was here that Leonard Horn had the misfortune to be caught by a train while driving cattle across the bridge, resulting in the loss of several head that were struck by the train."...
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The completed bridge over the Eagle River at the Sherman Ranch. Four unidentified men are standing on the bridge steps.
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Locomotive crossing the Eagle River railroad bridge. Castle Peak Ranch is in the background.
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The camel-back bridge over the Eagle River on U.S. Hwy 6 & 24, approximately 5-6 miles east of Eagle, Colorado.Behind the train, is the Leonard Horn ranch with ranch houses to the left of the tall pine tree at center. Rube Creek flows by the ranch houses. The dirt road at left goes to the ranch.

11. Wolcott

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Wolcott, Colorado, in September 1947. The Wolcott bridge over the Eagle River is visible at midfield. It was a Luten arch bridge, constructed in 1916, and has since been replaced. Lena Yost's father, Frank Sansosti, was the D&RG section foreman at Wolcott for many years. The railroad depot and section house are next to the tracks in this photo. The Sansosti family lived at Wolcott for 27 years. "Frank Sansosti was born in Cosenza, Italy, on...
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"Looking east from a point two miles south of McCoy, showing the former George Brown Ranch in the foreground and the Kibbler place to the right of the river and the Bailey Mesa on the left. Yarmony Mountain is in the right background." -- McCoy Memoirs p.136 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Wolcott." Coming from State Bridge on Colo. State Hwy 131, into Wolcott. Buildings on the left are now Gallegos Masonry. Concrete arch bridge is visible at center. The Wolcott Store and gas station are on the far right. Jouflas ranch is at the left. U.S. Highway 6 parallels the Eagle River at midfield.
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Avon as viewed from the "Gypsum Cliffs." Two engines of a train putting off lots of smoke in midground. Emmett Nottingham place is at lower right. Harry Nottingham place is above the smoke at Buck Creek. Original Avon Store is 100 feet west of Avon Road. Above the smoke plume are the buildings on the Nottingham Ranch. Below the railroad tracks, the Avon Road and bridge across the Eagle River are visible through the treeline. At the bottom left,...