I-70 Closed west of Denver for Moab route- Rock Slide Photos

[DOUG]

Another reason to stick with the southern route.  Imagine heading thru here at 80mph, and suddenly  BAM!

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14633690

A rockslide on Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs overnight smashed through a bridge and dumped boulders the size of tractor trailers on the highway, closing a 17-mile stretch of the road.

The slide struck at about midnight just west of the Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon.

It punched two gaping holes in the westbound bridge lanes and left large boulders strewn across the westbound and eastbound lanes.

No injuries or damage to vehicles were reported.

The collapse will cause major problems for truckers and other motorists, who must travel 200 miles to avoid the slide.  "You couldn't have picked a worse location, because there is no work-around. That is one of the real choke points in the system,"





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[DOUG]

And going to be closed for awhile....

Last time was 2 months....





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[Krawler00]

South it is then. Less wear on the tranny as well. Maybe go the northern route back. Would love to see the scenery!

[Ben H.]

There was rock slide on I-40 back in October and they are still working on getting that cleaned up. Hopefully this one takes less then that.

[Billy]

Damn that is pretty nasty.  I 70 through Glenwood Canyon was the most expensive section of America's interstate system to build.

[RotorHead]

That is nasty for sure.

[DOUG]

If that big rock is 20' v 10' x 8', it weighs about 268,000 #'s.

[urdaddyjeep]

Doug leave the math to Jimmy.....  ;D

[Rowingfish87]

that is intense.

[Krawler00]

I can krawl it. 

[mdo817]

I can krawl it. 

Then you would have to leave the Burbon behind

[RotorHead]

I can krawl it. 

Then you would have to leave the Burbon behind

I've seen Ben drive. I'm pretty sure he meant he could crawl it in the Burb. Then go back and get the Jeep.  {toast}