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Westbound I-70 is closed between Loveland Pass and Silverthorne because of a vehicle fire, according to the Colorado ...
MCKINLEY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Interstate 40 east near mile marker 44 in McKinley County is reopened Thursday after a crash ...
The Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel is the highest vehicular tunnel in the world, according to CDOT. It cuts under the Continental Divide at an average elevation of 11,112 feet.
While you wait, you'll have plenty of time to contemplate these ten facts about the Eisenhower Tunnel: 1. Its original cost in 2023 dollars is estimated somewhere between 2 and 3 billion dollars.
The Eisenhower Tunnel transformed mountain travel and Colorado’s economy. But as the westbound bore nears 50 years old, the dual tunnels are in need of serious repairs and upgrades.
2009 -- 11,735,362 2010 -- 11,391,704 2011 -- 10,760,470 Page down to see more photos behind the scenes at the Eisenhower Tunnel. Page down to see more photos behind the scenes at the Eisenhower ...
The Eisenhower Tunnel, which is westbound, opened on March 8, 1973. The tunnel supported both directions of traffic for years until the Johnson Tunnel opened to eastbound traffic in 1979.
If you’ve ever ventured through Eisenhower in the winter, you know firsthand how snowy it gets. Happy birthday Eisenhower Tunnel, here’s to 50 more years of connecting the country to the west.
EISENHOWER TUNNEL - Drivers passing over the Continental Divide on Interstate 70 Saturday likely never realized it - there were no cone-shaped party hats or noisemakers - but the ...
The Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70 transformed mountain travel and Colorado's economy. But as the westbound bore nears 50 years old, the dual tunnels are in need of serious repairs and upgrades.
The Eisenhower long was touted as the highest vehicle tunnel in the world, but it’s since fallen down the list. At least four tunnels built in the mountains of China and Peru in the last decade are ...