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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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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...
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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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"BATTLE MOUNTAIN is the most striking section of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway between Tennessee Pass and Glenwood Springs. After the town drops down into the picturesque town of Red Cliff, hidden in the valley of the Eagle River, it cuts its way spectacularly along a great series of sheer, pointed, out-jutting white faced cliffs, gradually rising until it travels along the top of the great Eagle River Cañon far below."
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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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Eagle County Historical Society volunteer Bill Heicher explains the stagecoach route that went from Red Cliff to Squaw Creek then over Bellyache mountain to Eagle.
A tour of the ranch was conducted by the Eagle County Historical Society and the Diamond S Ranch on October 5, 2013.
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Blasting to create a road to the approach to the new Red Cliff arch bridge. Railroad bridge over the Eagle River visible at right foreground.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 5]
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Bud Beck with sunglasses in hand, standing next to a 1941 Ford. There is snow on the ground.
9) Bus lines
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Photocopy of a postcard, the photo for which was taken by R. R. Cooper. Miners arriving for "Ole's Shift," standing in front of the bus.
From Ted Beck:
The Red Cliff bus line was probably started away back, probably in the 1930s, by Mickey Walsh. He got hold of a big old sedan, probably a Cadillac or Pierce-Arrow, that 7 or 8 men could crowd into and started hauling miners to Gilman. I don't think it was much of a success as it kept breaking down....
10) Coleman truck
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Coleman truck parked in front of the Battle Mountain Trading Post, Minturn, Colorado, January 2004.
"I remember that Walt Owen had an International two-ton truck with a Coleman front end. It was a County vehicle,... later turned into a wrecker. The tires on that Coleman truck are about what I thought they would be. Back in those days that was a pretty big tire; they were said to have cost $100.00 apiece and I believe that Gates was the only...
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Coleman truck parked in front of the Battle Mountain Trading Post, Minturn, Colorado, May 2004. The truck has antlers piled on the bed.
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Conoco fuel truck parked in front of the gas pump at Mickey Walsh's gas station, Red Cliff, Colorado. Gas pump stands in front of fuel truck. Two men are leaning against the truck. Signs on the building visible: Quaker State Motor Oil, Chrysler Motor Cars, AAA.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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.
14) Convoy
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Truck convoy negotiating the Old Battle Mountain Road. The original rock supported roadway is clearly visible
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
15) Convoy
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Truck convoy negotiating the Old Battle Mountain Road. The original rock supported roadway is clearly visible. Probably the original image from which the close-up [1984.001.018] was made.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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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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Looking north on Eagle Street in Red Cliff. Boardwalks visible in front of buildings. Horses ridden and pulling carriages. Chickens at lower right.
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1920: Flatbed truck loaded with lumber, parked in front of a building. Two men seated on lumber. Otto Bergman is on the right, the other person is unidentified.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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County road maintainer caught in trees above Homestake Creek on the Gold Park Road. Dempsey Perkins (county man in Red Cliff who plowed snow) and Buster Beck were plowing the Gold Park Road for the second day in the Winter of 1952. Something went wrong with the maintainer and it went off the road and over the hill with both men in it. The maintainer hung up on a tree and didn't drop into Homestake Creek. Both men made it out with minor injuries....
