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Road into Red Cliff, prior to the construction of the Red Cliff Bridge on Hwy 24 (prior to 1941).
42) Engine 5771
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Rio Grande engine 5771 passing under the Pine St. bridge at Red Cliff. The bridge takes traffic from Monument St. to school house hill (Pine St.).
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The arch of the Red Cliff Bridge, under construction. The approach to the bridge roadbed in at the left background. The lower bridge into Red Cliff and the railroad tracks clearly visible under the arch. Snow on the ground.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 8]
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Man standing on a support girder of the Red Cliff Bridge, under construction.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 7]
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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...
46) Pine St. Bridge
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The Pine St. bridge over the railroad tracks and the Eagle River. The bridge connects Pine St. and Monument St. in Red Cliff.
47) Lover's Leap
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Lover's Leap rock formation which marks the access to Red Cliff. Hoist on the top of the formation indicates the construction period for the Red Cliff arch bridge on Highway 24 (1938-1939). Railroad tracks in foreground.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 2]
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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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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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50) 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.]
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Lover's Leap rock formation as seen from below. Hoist on top of the formation dates it somewhere between 1938 and 1939, just prior to construction of the Red Cliff arch bridge.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 3]
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From left, Earl Beck and Mike Bice posing in front of the Red Cliff bridge in 1977.
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Looking up from the arch girders to the support beams of the roadbed in the Red Cliff Bridge. One man is at a girder at the far right; another is standing on the arch right below the roadbed at left.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 10]
54) Pearl Henderson
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Pearl Henderson standing on the railroad bridge in Red Cliff, Colorado, August 1974. Pearl was instrumental in starting the Red Cliff Museum and was an active participant in historic preservation.
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Town of Red Cliff, Colorado, looking west toward Battle Mountain. Eagle River, bridge and main road passing through town are visible. Photograph is hand-colored.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Christine Fear posing at the Red Cliff Arch Bridge upright. The sign behind her directs traffic to Red Cliff and Shrine Pass (left) or to Leadville and Buena Vista continuing on U.S. Highway 24. Christine and her friend, Mary Eleanor Vigil, were riding bicycles (seen in background) around the "loop:" up the high road, across the bridge, down Hwy 24 to Homestake Canyon and back into town. It was safe to bike or ride this route and many women used...
58) Red Cliff Bridge
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The iconic 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.
59) Red Cliff Bridge
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The iconic 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.
60) Red Cliff Bridge
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The town of Red Cliff with the Red Cliff Bridge visible in the background. The image was taken in August of 1983 by Jim Nimon. A Conoco gas station sign can be seen in the bottom lefthand corner of the image.
