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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.
The road ascends several switchbacks, or S-curves, past the Idarado mining operation to the 11,018-foot (3,358 m) summit of Red Mountain Pass, providing views of Red Mountain and several ghost towns. Back into the San Juan National Forest the highway descends through the Chattanooga Valley to Silverton .
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.
This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado. Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads [ edit ]
Oak Mountain Tunnel a rail tunnel on an active Norfolk Southern rail line. In Shelby County. [11] Palisade Tunnel, a 400-foot-long (120 m) road tunnel on the Homewood side of Red Mountain. The one-way tunnel provides west-bound access to Palisades Boulevard from Oxmoor Road. [12]
Red Mountain Pass elevation 11,018 ft (3,358 m) is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties. The pass is named for the nearby Red Mountain on the northeast side of the pass. The name is derived from the iron oxide laden rock that ...
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Red Mountain is a set of three peaks in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, about five miles (8.0 km) south of Ouray. The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore rocks that cover the surface. Several other peaks in the San Juan Mountains likewise have prominent reddish coloration from iron ore and are ...