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Construction of the Hanging Lake rest area in Glenwood Canyon, part of the I-70 construction project. This photo was taken on June 27, 1994.
The project completed Interstate 70's final, 12.5-mile gap in the transcontinental highway reaching from Baltimore, Maryland, to Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City.
"Lawsuits, environmental impact studies, and design changes took nearly two decades to resolve before the first shovelful of earth was turned...
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"Rest Area - June - 1973. The draw that led to the pine tree by the river now harbors picnic tables."
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"A well graveled bath borders the 'swamp' and leads to the river," near the Edwards rest area.
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"Campers leaving rest area on I-70 interchange - July '73."
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"Ravine in [Edwards] rest area where our sheep used to 'shade up'."
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"Rest area on the old farm. They took the best ground. Spring of '71. Area not yet opened."
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"Dad used to raise potatoes here. Now it is for the traveling public to enjoy." The Edwards rest area in June of 1973.
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Edwards "rest area bordered by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad right of way fence. '73."
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The Edwards rest area in July of 1973. Evergreens are being planted near the road.
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"Taken from [Edwards] rest area - July 1973. Old Baldy in distance."
