The OLD Million Dollar Highway

[old digger]

The ''OLD'' Million Dollar Highway

I found this photo that was titled the Million Dollar Highway between Quray and Silverton. If I am correct this is in Colorado?





And if you broke down this is how you were towed back to civilization and the garage.

 

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[Old Dude]

Looks like that road isn't for the faint of heart. Neat old pictures!

 

[old digger]

Absolutely! You wouldn't want to lose a wheel.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

I've always wondered about those one lane roads up in spots like that. What do you do if you meet someone?

And I'm seriously afraid of heights!

 

[tamrock]

I think that's the old Red Mountain Pass. The roads have been improved from those days. This is a road out of Ouray I'd take to the Camp Bird mine. That old ford of mine is still at it with 329,000 on it. I was up your way today OD. What's up with the wind??.

 

[Old Dude]

Which OD?

 

[tamrock]

Which OD?

Got it. That be MT/OD this time. You'll be PA/OD.

 

[old digger]

I was up your way today OD. What's up with the wind??.[/QUOTE]



What wind? lol! Just a little incentive for better gas mileage on the way home. It also pushes all that moisture quickly to the east so we don't get too hammered with a lot of snow, just the mountains catch a little.

 

[tamrock]

I was up your way today OD. What's up with the wind??.

What wind? lol! Just a little incentive for better gas mileage on the way home. It also pushes all that moisture quickly to the east so we don't get too hammered with a lot of snow, just the mountains catch a little.[/QUOTE]

So trure!.. I'm barely putting my foot on the gas going home.

 

[FCCDFEd]

Awesome pic, I have been on the "new" million dollar highway out of Ouray. Still kinda scary if you are pulling a tow trailer or fifth wheel. There is one spot where a huge rock juts out and it is tight for trailer of any size (by the way, I saw several big rigs driving this road). I was told that in several places that over the side was about 1000' to the bottom and if you went over they would get you but not your car. I took an alternate route to the Four Corners area when we left that area.

Really did enjoy the pic and glad we are not there now days.