These photographs were included in an appendix to
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Engineer's Camp, located one-quarter mile south of station 574+50.
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Contractor's
base camp. Located near station 565.
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Burning of brush late in 1930 season, when 12 to 18 inches of snow reduced the fire hazard to a minimum.
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View of completed hand placed rock embankment and cleanup work during ocnstruction, at station 501, near lower switchback.
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Shovel difficulties in wet material, during construction of pioneer road back from station 230.
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Thew shovel working in steep hillside excavation at station 190. Note log cribbing on lower slope to protect trees and slope outside the staked area.
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Rockslide on Thew shovel at station 230. Colorado River Valley and Never Sunmmer Mountains in background. Note cribbing to protect landscape features.
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Construction of pioneer road in 1930, shovel ar station 356. Note log cribbing below lower slope for protection of trees during grading operations.
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Looking east from station 333, on old road and near Indian Head Rock
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View of new highway after completion, over same section as shown in above picture.
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View of old road at station 348 or Far View Curve. Never Summer Mountains in the background.
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Same view as above after completion of new highway and parking area.
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Construction of hand placed rock embankment and P. & H. shovel working in type "B" excavation at station 373.
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Backfilling over 5' x 5' concrete box culvert, before dumping from trucks was permitted. This type of protection was used at all structures.
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P. & H. shovel unloading Iron Mules at station 430; this equipment is operating on timber mats and corduroy road.
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Drilling in type "B" excavation at station 445. Steep slopes made it necessary for drillers to use ropes to stand on slopes and operate jackhammers.
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Looking east from station 55, showing finished highway and the type of equipment used to finish the roadway.
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Looking west from station 445; also showing part of the old road and the new Trail Ridge Road; all above the timberline.
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View of the masonry retaining wall to preserve the natural shoreline at Poudre Lakes, station 223 to 228.
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View after completion of retaining wall shown in above picture.
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View looking east from station 140, through heavy spruce timber.
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Looking east from station 228, showing finished road and guard wall. Note that the road scar across the road has been practically eliminated from view.
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Looking north from station 349 on the new highway.
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View of lower switchback at station 506; note neat finished apprearance of finished slopes. Lulu Pass in background.
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View of finished highway from station 520, looking north and up the Colorado River.
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View looking east, showing location of old road, from Far View Curve at station 348 to road 574+50, the end of the project. The new location is for the most part to the north or in the left portion of the picture.