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A second mile high marker was set in the 18th step in 1969 when Colorado State University students resurveyed the elevation. In 2003, a more accurate measurement was made with modern means, and the 13th step was identified as being one mile (1.6 km) high, where a 3rd marker was installed. [10]
Empower Field at Mile High [note 1] is an American football stadium in Denver, Colorado. Its primary tenant is the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). It opened in 2001 to replace the Broncos' original home, the old Mile High Stadium .
Mile High Stadium (originally Bears Stadium until 1968) was an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 to 2002. The stadium was built in 1948 to accommodate the Denver Bears baseball team, [ 5 ] which was a member of the Western League during its construction.
The City and County of Denver has a formal historic designation program that establishes Denver landmarks. These are designated by ordinances of Denver's city council. [ 1 ] The first three sites so designated, on January 10, 1968, are the Emmanuel/Sherith Chapel , Constitution Hall (site) (destroyed by fire in 1977), and the Governor's Mansion .
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 06: The Denver Broncos celebrate an interception by Pat Surtain II #2 against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Empower Field At Mile High on October 06 ...
The high speed, dual-carriageway segment of US 285 that aligns with Hampden Avenue in the grid system is locally known as the Hampden Avenue Freeway. On March 14, 2008 both houses of the Colorado legislature, in a unanimous vote, named the section between Kenosha Pass and C-470 the Ralph Carr Memorial Highway.
There are 311 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Denver. Southeast Denver includes 48 of these properties and districts, including 3 that extend into other regions; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. Another 2 properties in Southeast Denver were once listed but have been removed.
In just a few miles the US 6/US 85 concurrency merges with I-76 at mile marker 9. They travel concurrently for three miles (4.8 km) until exit 12 when US 85 becomes an expressway and continues north out of the Denver area through Brighton. US 85 looking north at the exit ramp for SH 7 (Bridge Street) in Brighton