Local History Photo Archive
The Eagle Valley Library District and the Eagle County Historical Society work together to bring you thousands of photographs, artifacts, and many other items from historical Eagle County and the surrounding areas on the Western Slope.
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- Road to Red Cliff
- A view of the road leading down into Red Cliff. The town is visible on the right.
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- Road to new Bailey Bridge
- A group Army Reserve officers stands beside a large truck that is blocking the road to the unfinished Bailey Bridge construction and replacement. Girders for the new bridge can be seen to the right of the vehicle. More officers are pictured at 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, county commissioners at the time, were part of the project. The Bailey Bridge was erected where the current roundabout in Avon, Colorado is today, directing traffic to Beaver Creek.