The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-20
CREEK
ROAD Pre- TTIEST.
IN WHOLE STATE
HAS FIFTY STEEL BRIDGES wITH-I
IN DISTANCE OF FIVE MILES.
WILL BE COMPLETED FOR THE
TOURIST TRAVEL NEXT YEAR.

ON "Wednesday Of this week the
board of county commissioners. con-
sisting OF C. yern Hodgin OF this city.
J.. Victor McCandless OF Florence, and
James Beilnap OF Hillside. motored
10 Victor for the purpose OF looking
over the work being done in Teller
,ounty on the new Cripple Creek-Ar-
kansas valley highway. which is being
quilt on the rieht-of.way of the old
Florence and Cripple Creek railroad
hru Phantom canon.
After inspecting the road building
on the upper end Of tine line they
walked down tine canon TO inspect
construction operations In this corn,.
~. which are proceedig nicely. act
cording 10 reports. They We're high
ly gratified with what has been ac-
coinplished and say that the outlay OF
time. money and labor on the under
taking hate been expended to good
advantage.
While the commissioners do not ex-
pect TO complete the highway this
winter they are confident that IL will
be finished in time for the tourist sea.
son next year.
From thu southern entrance TO
Phantom canon II is about seventeen
miles 10 the Teller county line and
from that point 10 Victor is about inc
miles. About three miles of the r6ads
in h.. q.
mont county. has been completed and
Is now in readiness for travel. or the
remaining fourteen miles large part
In OF comparatively easy construction,
the principal work being confined to
the widening of the old roadb.d- Az
some of the sharper curves IL will be
necessary to do considerable rock
work in cutting of projections of the
cliffs TO give the required width too
minimize the possibility Of accidents
70 motor travel.
II will be interesting TO know that
there will be more than nifty bridres
on the line of the road In this county,
altho twelve have already been elm
irated by the commissioners in build
ing the highway along the sides OF the
canon so az to avoid the creek cross
inFs. Most OF these bridges occur
within distance of five or six miles.
The old Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad had the reputation of havin.S
more bridges along its line within n
stretch Of twenty miles of track than
any similar line OF transportation In
the United States and tac same state
mcnt viii hold good In relation TO the
public highway now being built from
the Arkansas valley TO The famous
Teller couniY gold filming camp. Prac-
tioally all OF these bridges are now in
position having been ieft there by the
-aiirond company when II abandoned
IFS night of-way thru the canon. All OF
them are of steel construction with
their foundations resting on solid
masonry. About the only repairs 10
be made 10 them will be the laying ADL
new flooring. This material will "
shipped by rail TO Victor and hauled
IN wagons TO the localities where II is
.eeeed
The county commissioners say that
the new road will be one OF the mos9
picturesque and beautiful In the
Rocky Mountain region and Is sure to
bring hundreds OF motor tourists and
other visitors 10 Canon City every
year that would not otherwise come
here. The exploitation OF the attrac-
tions of such highway will create
great Interest among au,omobiiists all
over the country and lure great num-
bers OF them to Colorado every sum-
.mer.