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The Eisenhower Tunnel, officially the Eisenhower–Edwin C. Johnson Memorial Tunnel, [1] is a dual-bore, four-lane vehicular tunnel in the western United States, approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Denver, Colorado. The tunnel carries Interstate 70 (I-70) under the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains.
Eisenhower Tunnel [l] 11,158 feet 3,401 m ... Colorado highway conditions; Colorado Tourism Office; History Colorado; United States Geological Survey.
The Eisenhower Tunnel, with a maximum elevation of 11,158 feet (3,401 m) and length of 1.7 miles (2.7 km), is the longest mountain tunnel and highest point along the Interstate Highway System. The portion through Glenwood Canyon was completed on October 14, 1992.
After a mudslide stranded over 100 motorists overnight and indefinitely shutdown a major interstate in Colorado on Thursday, the state is preparing to issue a state and federal disaster declaration.
Highways 96 and 165 in Colorado's Cluster County were impacted after ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ... CDOT advises drivers to check latest road conditions on COtrip.org or on ...
The Colorado storm shut down a stretch of Interstate 70, the state’s main east-west highway, in the mountains for much of the day Thursday, stranding some drivers for hours, mainly because of ...
When the Eisenhower Tunnel opened in March 1973, it allowed motorists on Interstate 70 (I-70) to avoid crossing the pass directly. Trucks that cannot pass through the tunnel (those carrying hazardous materials and those over 13 feet 11 inches (4.24 m) in height) must still take US 6 across Loveland Pass, 800 vertical feet (240 m) above the tunnel.
Longest interstate in Colorado. It was the first interstate highway to be designated in the state of Colorado in 1956. A section from I-270 in Denver to the Kansas State Line is known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway [13] I-76: 187.29 [7] 301.41 I-70 in Arvada: I-76 at the Nebraska state line 1976 [7] current Originally I-80S until 1976.