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i-70
10 Porch Notes tagged “i-70,” from counties across Colorado.
Cars and driving - Garfield County
I-70 through Glenwood Canyon can close, and there is no quick way around
Interstate 70 runs through Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, where rockfall, mudslides, and flood risk can close the highway, and the detour is long.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Clear Creek County
Winter driving on I-70 through Clear Creek County has rules
Interstate 70 climbs through Clear Creek County toward the Eisenhower Tunnel, and in winter the state can require vehicles to meet a traction law.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Jefferson County
I-70 through Jeffco is a CDOT road, not a county road
I-70 is a state highway, so check CDOT and COtrip for closures and traction law, not Jeffco's county road tools.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Lincoln County
Driving the I-70 plains around Limon means watching the weather, not the mountains
The open stretch of Interstate 70 through Lincoln County brings plains hazards like wind, ground blizzards, and sudden storms rather than mountain passes.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Eagle County
West of Dotsero, I-70 dives into spectacular Glenwood Canyon
At Eagle County's western edge near Dotsero, I-70 drops into Glenwood Canyon, a stunning steep-walled drive along the Colorado River that's worth timing right, since rockfall or storms can briefly close the interstate.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Summit County
Getting to Summit County in winter means planning for the I-70 mountain corridor
The main route into Summit County follows the I-70 mountain corridor through the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel, and winter storms can bring traction laws, delays, or closures.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Jefferson County
Watch Yellowstone-descended bison from the I-70 overlook at Genesee
Genesee Park keeps a small bison herd descended from Yellowstone stock, viewable free from overlooks just off I-70 west of Denver.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Kit Carson County
On the I-70 plains, it is the weather, not the curves, that can close the road
Kit Carson County's stretch of I-70 is flat and straight, but plains storms, hail, high wind, and blowing snow can make driving here dangerous and can close the highway.
Read note ->History and culture - Summit County
Silverthorne grew up with the building of the Dillon Dam
Silverthorne took shape as a town in the era of the Dillon Dam, which housed many dam workers in the early 1960s, and incorporated in 1967 at the first I-70 exit west of the tunnel.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Denver County
Denver keeps a bison herd you can see from I-70 at Genesee
The City and County of Denver maintains a small bison herd at Genesee Park, visible from Interstate 70 in the foothills west of the city.
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