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1930s: Rio Grande Railroad crane dropping section of bridge span into place, guided by men at either end of the span. Eagle River visible at left (Eagle, Colorado).
"The Rio Grande Railroad began construction of the steel railroad bridge at Eagle in 1934." -- Those Were the Days, EVE Jan. 22, 2004 p.2
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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View of the town of Eagle, Colorado, looking south, up Brush Creek from across the valley. The railroad bridge is in the mid-ground. Broadway is the large, wide street in the center of the photo, running north to south. Ross Chamber's dairy farm is in the lower right hand corner (where the I-70 interchange is now located).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Looking northwest from a Bellyache viewpoint towards Eby Creek, the Eagle River is running through midfield. The road bridge is at center with the railroad bridge north of it. The railroad water tank is visible at the left. The Nogal-Ping hotel is on the corner of Capitol Streeth, the first lefthand turn up the hill. This is before Hwy 6 & 24 was built. In order to get to Wolcott further east, one had to cross the Eagle River here.
11. Town of Eagle
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The town of Eagle taken from the Eby Creek area. Highway 6 runs through the photo, with the major main street, Broadway, at center, dead-ending into Chester Mayer's ranch (now the Bull Pasture and Eagle Ranch subdivisions). Chambers Ranch is at the lower right corner, the big white barn now housing the Eagle County Historical Society Museum. The Eagle River runs from left to right with the railroad bridge over the river at midground. Brush Creek...
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Looking south toward the Town of Eagle c1917, according to notes on the photo. If the large building in the far right background is the County Courthouse, this photo could not be dated earlier than 1932. The railroad bridge can be seen in the left background. U.S. Hwy 6 is running across the center of the photo