Dan Koprinikar stands with his arms crossed at the completion of the Bailey Bridge in the mid-late 1960s. A man behind him is attaching a sign that reads "This bridge built courtesy of 4th Engineer Battalion Fort Carson Colorado". Koprinikar was an Eagle County Commissioner at the time, as well as Claude Gerard, pictured far left.
The Bailey Bridge was constructed in the mid 1960's (1967-1968) by the 244th Company of the 4th Engineer Battalion, United States Army Reserve based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Local men including Claude Gerard and Dan Koprinikar were part of the project. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek.
