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For Sale!: Clear Creek
For Sale!: Clear Creek
For Sale!: Clear Creek
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Clear Creek
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The freeway follows Clear Creek down the eastern side of the Rockies, passing
through the Veterans Memorial Tunnels near Idaho Springs. Farther to the east, I-70 departs the US 6 corridor, Contact info
which continues to follow Clear Creek through a narrow, curving gorge. The interstate, however, follows the corridor of US 40 out of the canyon. The highway crests a small mountain
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Genesee Park to descend into Mount Vernon Canyon to exit the Rocky Mountains. This portion features grade-warning signs with Item
unusual messages, such as "Trucks: Don't be fooled," "Truckers, you are not down yet," and "Are your brakes
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adjusted and cool?"Runaway truck ramps with a total of seven used along the descent
are a prominent feature along this portion of I-70,
of either side the Continental Divide to stop trucks with failed brakes.
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