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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
47. 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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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.]
54. Pearl Henderson
56. Red Cliff Bridge
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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...