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Clear Creek County

Colorado
Georgetown Loop - Clear Creek Deck Truss   [Map]
Deck truss over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to tourist railroad
Georgetown Loop - Clear Creek Pony Girder   [Map]
Pony plate girder bridge over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to tourist railroad
Georgetown Loop - Clear Creek Pony Truss   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to tourist railroad
Georgetown Loop - Devil's Gate Trestle   [Map · Street View]
Rebuilt trestle on the Georgetown Loop Railroad
Open to tourist railroad
Built 1877 by the Colorado Central Railroad. Dismantled 1939, but rebuilt 1984 and again in 2002
Henderson Mine Tunnel   [Map]
Tunnel through Red Mountain on Conveyor Belt (Formerly Henderson Mine Railroad)
Open to private traffic
Built 1976
I-70 Veterans Memorial Tunnels   [Map · Street View]
Tunnel under Mountain on I-70, US 6, US 40
Open to traffic
Built 1961; widened to 3 lanes each and refaced in 2015
Mill Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on CR 308 (Service Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1934
Miner Street Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Reconstructed pony truss bridge over Clear Creek on Miner Street in Idaho Springs
Open to traffic
Built 1902 by Kuyes and Work. Reconstructed 1990 (the trusses are no longer load-bearing).
Tunnel No. 4   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned tunnel on CO 119 near the junction with US 6
Still intact, but boarded up after the roads were realigned to make this tunnel unnecessary
Built 1939
Tunnel No. 5   [Map · Street View]
Tunnel on US 6 in Clear Creek Canyon
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1939
Tunnel No. 6   [Map · Street View]
Tunnel on US 6 in Clear Creek Canyon
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1939
US 6/40 East Idaho Springs Road Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Clear Creek on East Idaho Springs Road (I-70 frontage road, former US 6 and 40)
Open to traffic
Built 1936; bypassed when I-70 biult in 1961
US 6/40 Idaho Springs Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Clear Creek on CR 314 (former US 6 and US 40)
Open to traffic
Built 1936; US 6/40 rerounted onto I-70 in 1961; used briefly to carry EB I-70 during tunnel reconstruction 2015; repurposed to access trailhead parking
West Fork Clear Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Fork Clear Creek on Private Drive
Open to authorized vehicles only