Today marks 50 years since a tunnel that had been bored into the Continental Divide in Colorado opened to the public, connecting the east and west in a new way.
Fifty years ago, a tunnel that had been bored into the Continental Divide in Colorado opened to the public, connecting the east and west in a new way.
Today, more than 30 employees work at the tunnel performing duties that range from emergency response and ventilation work, to snow removal and operation surveillance. May 1943 | A pioneer bore was completed under Loveland Pass to see what sort of geologic conditions were under the ground. The Department of Highways advertised for bids on a vehicular tunnel at the site. But it only received one bid, which was not formally considered.
March 15, 1968 | Construction on the westbound bore began. This would later become the Eisenhower Tunnel.July 1972 | The Colorado Division of Highways began to develop a design for an eastbound tunnel, which would later go on to be named the Johnson Tunnel. May 1, 1975 | The Division of Highways began to advertise for bids to be opened the following June on the first of five stage construction contracts for the second bore. They included:
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