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The Million Dollar Highway stretches for about 25 miles (40 km) in western Colorado and follows the route of U.S. 550 between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. It is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. Between Durango and Silverton the Skyway loosely parallels the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
The highway is referred to as the Million Dollar Highway from Ouray south back to Durango. For the first 7.0 miles (11.3 km) south of Ouray the byway follows through the Uncompahgre Gorge . Just past the only tunnel on the route, just south of Ouray, the road crosses over Bear Creek Falls on a bridge at the location of an impassable toll booth ...
The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. The pass is known for being treacherous in the wintertime due to the steep 8% grade and switchbacks on the north side facing Ouray, though the entire road is paved. Avalanches are frequent, and ...
A 25-mile portion of the road between Silverton and Ouray is known as the Million Dollar Highway. Built between 1880 and 1920, the old toll road served as a mail, stage, and freight route.
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Travelling here by road from the South, out of Durango and Silverton - as I did - takes you along the spectacular Highway 550 and Red Mountain Pass (The Million Dollar Highway), regarded as one of the most scenic roads in the USA - and the world. I entirely agree and recommend the journey.
It lies at 9,318 feet (2,836 m) above sea level and is on the famous Million Dollar Highway (Highway 550). The origin of the name Million Dollar Highway is not certain but alternatives include that it cost a million dollars a mile to build in the 1920s, or alternately that the rubble used as a base for the road contains a million dollars in ...
Molas Pass, [1] elevation 10,910 feet (3,330 meters), is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. It is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway.