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million dollar highway
3 Porch Notes tagged “million dollar highway,” from counties across Colorado.
Cars and driving - Ouray County
The Million Dollar Highway is a real mountain road, not a scenic shortcut
US 550 over Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton is a steep, narrow mountain highway that can close in winter, so it deserves planning rather than a casual drive.
Read note ->Cars and driving - La Plata County
From Durango, the San Juan Skyway loops a whole mountain range
Durango anchors one end of the San Juan Skyway, a 232-mile loop through the San Juans that the federal government has named an All-American Road.
Read note ->History and culture - San Juan County
The Million Dollar Highway is history you can drive
The stretch of US 550 between Silverton and Ouray, the 'Million Dollar Highway,' dates to the 1920s and is part of the San Juan Skyway, a route built on old mining roads.
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