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1. Hwy 6, Eagle
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view of road repair/construction on Hwy 6 just west of Eagle, Colorado. Men are examining the work area; automobiles are parked alongside the road. Steam shovel, dump truck and grader are moving earth.
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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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Road Construction in Glenwood Canyon, 1936-1937. C. A. Switzer involved in the construction (Denver bridge builder who built the Dotsero and Eagle Bridges). Man in crane bucket with vehicles parked around the crane. Woman in midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking down on the Red Cliff Bridge as the roadbed is being constructed. Lower road into Red Cliff is visible at lower right. Lover's Leap formation is on the left.
[Red Cliff Bridge construction photo 11]
5. Dump Truck
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Construction and maintenance of roads in Eagle County, Colorado, using a dump truck. There is a man working and a child watching in the far right corner.
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First use of road maintenance equipment in Eagle County, Colorado, using a steam shovel and a front loader to clear dirt and rocks. There is a man standing in the controls cabin with only his head visible. "Eagle County" has been painted on the side of the machine.
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First use of mechanized graders on gravel roads in Eagle County, Colorado.