I-70 THROUGH GLENWOOD CANYON: "SHOWCASE" PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE FO THE 20TH CENTURY

The continuing work on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon is described. It is claimed that the lanes now completed consitutue a civil engineering showcase. It took decades of environmental coordination, careful design, and special equipment (some borrowed from European countries) to reach the current level of achievement. Completion is scheduled for 1993, at a total estimated cost of $471 million. Separate landscaping projects will continue to revegetate the canyon with more than 150,000 individual trees and shrubs. The Glenwood Canyon's complex cosntruction is described in 4 sections: the roadway; viaducts and bridges; tunnels; and amenities such as rest areas. Each of these areas is described in some detail.

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  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Chamberlain, A R
  • Sorrentino, C T
• Publication Date: 1991-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4-6
• Serial:
  • AASHTO Quarterly Magazine
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  • ISSN: 0147-4820

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Canyons; General surface features of the earth; Highway bridges; Road construction; Tunnels
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Landscape
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610754
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1991 12:00AM