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Topic: Colorado State Highway 82

	Colorado state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The state, with an average elevation of 2,070 m (6,800 ft), is the highest of all the states.
		Colorado was admitted to statehood on August 1, 1876, during the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and today its official nickname is the Centennial State.
		Colorado became the 38th state to join the Union on August 1, 1876, and John L. Routt, the last territorial governor, was elected the first governor of the state of Colorado.
	www.theusaonline.com /states/colorado.htm (10773 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		COLORADO, one of the Mountain states of the U.S., bounded on the N by Wyoming and Nebraska, on the E by Nebraska and Kansas, on the S by Oklahoma and New Mexico, and on the W by Utah.
		Colorado has a tradition of high academic standards and public support of the arts, as evidenced by the number and quality of the educational and cultural institutions in the state.
		Among Colorado’s prominent museums are the Denver Art Museum (1893), the Denver Museum of Natural History (1900), the museum of the Historical Society of Colorado, and the Colorado Heritage Center, all of which are in Denver.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/colorado.html (3684 words)

	CDOT State Highway 82 - Project History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The $157,000 project included such safety improvements as the application of a special skid-resistant surface treatment to the highway near Shale Bluffs in areas that are shaded from the winter sun.
		1992-1994 - Three projects begin to widen S.H. 82 to four lanes from Carbondale to Basalt.
		2000 - Two projects begin that will complete the widening of S.H. 82 between Glenwood Springs and Aspen: between Aspen Airport Business Center and Buttermilk began this summer and was completed in the fall of 2001, and Snowmass Canyon began in the fall of 2000, and its completion is scheduled for the fall of 2005.
	www.dot.state.co.us /sh82/projecthistory.html (190 words)

	Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Colorado Department of Transportation issued the Notice to Proceed on June 20, 2005.
		Originally constructed as a railroad trestle bridge in 1888, the Maroon Creek Bridge was converted for highway use in 1929.
		The bridge project is located on Colorado State Highway 82 between mileposts 38.5 and 39.8, about one mile west of the city of Aspen.
	www.atkn.com /maroon_creek_bridge.html (321 words)

	CoTripQuarterly/News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Highway Advisory Radio messages range from generic road and weather condition telephone numbers and the ITS website location, to parking guidelines for special events at downtown Denver venues.
		The trenching along highway rights-of-way for laying the fiber optic cable continues in several locations around the state including I-70 to the west of the Denver metro area and on I-25 in the Denver Tech Center.
		The corridor between Glenwood Springs on I-70 and the town of Aspen is one of the busiest stretches of highway in the state.
	www.cotrip.org /cotrip_quarterly/1-3/news2.htm (1099 words)

	AG Opinion - 3/2/99 - Opinion with respect to certain issues under the Colorado Constitution relating to HB99-1325
		TRANs are to be paid by the State from federal transportation funds and state matching funds allocated on an annual basis by the Colorado Transportation Commission.
		The Court stated that constitutional debt requires the pledge of revenues in future years and a legally enforceable obligation against the state in future years.
		E-470 Public Highway Authority, 896 P.2d 859 (Colo. 1995), held that bond proceeds raised by the E-470 Authority did not constitute an increase in the district's fiscal year spending and that expenditure of the proceeds on construction of the highway also did not impact the district's fiscal year spending.
	www.ago.state.co.us /agopinions/ago9903.cfm (1288 words)

	Woody Creek, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Woody Creek is an unincorporated community in Pitkin County, Colorado.
		It is located in the valley of the Roaring Fork River northwest of Aspen, along Colorado State Highway 82, where Woody Creek exits a canyon and joins the Roaring Fork.
		The community is centered around the Woody Creek Tavern, a well-known landmark that sits along a county road, somewhat concealed from State Highway 82.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woody_Creek,_Colorado (270 words)

	idaho mountain express : Looking for the fast lane — Aspen's experience: kissin' cousin to Blaine's traffic woes? ...
		But the solution to that problem on Colorado State Highway 82, between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, has become a model of aggressive community action that is being suggested as a matrix for solving Idaho State Highway 75’s increased traffic problems in the Wood River Valley.
		A principal in the Colorado project, Ralph Trapani, then a Colorado state Transportation Department engineer and now a private consultant, was in the valley this week meeting with civic groups and government officials to explain how the Highway 82 problem was tackled and solved.
		He warned, however, that implementing a HOV lane, which is one of the proposals being studied for the Wood River Valley, "is not as easy as painting a diamond (symbol) on the road." He said Colorado state police have helped with rigid enforcement to stop single occupant vehicles from using the reserve lane.
	www.mtexpress.com /2004/04-05-21/04-05-21aspen.htm (821 words)

	Colorado State Highway 82 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Recently widened to four-lanes along the 50 mile (80 km) section between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, it is heavily used commuting route for day workers between bedroom communities in the lower valley and the resort community of Aspen.
		In addition to its termini at Interstate 70 and U.S. 24, at Carbondale it intersects Colorado State Highway 133, which furnishes a route over McClure Pass to the North Fork Valley near Paonia.
		The highway roughly follows the Roaring Fork River along its entire route, offering scenic views of Mount Sopris in the lower end of the valley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colorado_State_Highway_82 (273 words)

	Alumni and Donors \| College of Engineering & Applied Science\| University of Colorado at Boulder
		The 12-year project, whose design and construction he managed for the Colorado Department of Highways, not only preserved the outstanding natural beauty of Glenwood Canyon, but created a highway that excels in safety and efficiency in the narrow, winding and dangerous canyon.
		The construction of State Highway 82 through Aspen's Roaring Fork Valley not only must go through some of Colorado's toughest terrain, but the community has a high interest in light rail, high occupancy vehicle lanes, preservation of historic structures, open space and mitigation of wildlife impacts.
		He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Colorado and a member of the American Society of Consulting Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Transportation Research Board.
	www.colorado.edu /engineering/deaa/cgi-bin/display.pl?id=235 (376 words)

	Colorado Highway Quickfacts
		Colorado also has a "move right" law, saying that on a divided highway with a 65 mph or higher speed limit, the left lane can only be used for passing when traffic is light enough.
		State law says if you are involved in an accident on a freeway/expressway and there are no injuries, the vehicles are driveable and drugs/alcohol are not suspected, then you are required to get the vehicles out of traffic lanes.
		Colorado raises funds for state highway maintenance and construction through three main forms: The gasoline tax, vehicle registration fees, and supplemental funds from the general state sales tax.
	www.mesalek.com /colo/facts.html (3065 words)

	Colorado State Patrol
		AAA Colorado reaches one in four households in the state and is an advocate for safety and security for all travelers.
		The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 100 police and sheriffâs departments participated in the effort to increase seat belt use in the state and reduce traffic deaths and injuries.
		The CSP is on the highways and in the air with 680 of their uniformed officers on the highways this holiday weekend as part of their Colorado Target Zero campaign to remind motorists to make smart driving choices and to help them reach their goal of reducing most traffic crashes and fatalities by 2025.
	www.csp.state.co.us /pressarch.cfm (11840 words)

	Caltrans :: Interstate Turns 50 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), which represents the state departments of transportation in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, wants to “Celebrate the Interstate!” both nationally and in individual states.
		California is itself commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System on June 16, 2006, at San Francisco’s Lincoln Park, which was the western terminus of one of America’s best-known historic roads, the Lincoln Highway.
		Following the route of the Lincoln Highway (later US 40), he and his crew took 62 days to cross the country and often broke down or met with delays caused by the bad conditions of the roads.
	www.dot.ca.gov /interstate (711 words)

	Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Antonito, Colorado to Chama, New Mexico (Colorado State Highway 17/New Mexico State Highway 17)
		Colorado State Highway 67 (Victor to Cañon City)
		Colorado State Highway 115 (Colorado Springs to Cañon City)
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/co/index.htm (196 words)

	Hiking: Colorado's Top 50 Campsites - ALTREC.COM
		The state boasts mountains, plains and plateau hiking and camping, world-class trout fishing, two national parks, six national monuments, two national recreation areas and a national historic site, prehistoric Indian ruins, wildlife, dinosaur bones, 37 wilderness areas covering 3.2-million acres, and an extensive and well-maintained system of state parks.
		Colorado is famous for its mountains, but the plains have a lot to offer as well.
		During the early history of Colorado, trappers, explorers and Indians used the island as a campsite.
	www.altrec.com /published/camp/rockymountain/coloradostop50campsites (4164 words)

	GHSA News and Media
		An effort to push states to toughen seat belt laws is stalling despite almost $500 million in federal incentives, according to a group representing state highway safety agencies.
		The study found that crash victims in states with primary seat belt laws have a 17% greater chance of surviving than those in states with only secondary laws.
		Each May, states determine the rate by observing samples of drivers and counting how many are belted.
	www.statehighwaysafety.org /html/media/mediacoverage/2006/041306.html (526 words)

	CoTripQuarterly/News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The biggest news on the highway front in Colorado this summer is the T-REX project.
		Two years ago the Colorado legislature took up the idea of banning handheld cell phones and requiring the use of hands free devices.
		The highway along the Roaring Fork River from Glenwood Springs to Aspen is undergoing construction.
	www.cotrip.org /cotrip_quarterly/1-3/editorial.htm (566 words)

	Colorado State Patrol
		The effort is part of a nationwide push to increase seat belt use and prevent highway deaths and injuries.
		Statewide in Colorado last year, 502 drivers and passengers died in traffic crashes and 282 (56 percent) were not buckled up.
		The advertising campaign is paid for with Federal highway safety funds that come to Colorado for this campaign.
	www.csp.state.co.us /press_releases.cfm?Article_ID=69 (938 words)

	CGS Metadata
		The Colorado Department of Natural Resources ("DNR") is not responsible and shall not be liable to the user for damages of any kind arising out of the use of data or information provided by the DNR, including the installation of the data or information, its use, or the results obtained from its use.
		Fault and fold traces were compiled by the Colorado Geological Survey, 2002, from many references (see references), hand transferred onto 1° x 2° (1:250,000-scale) Army Map Service base maps, and digitized at 1:250,000.
		The highway and road data were obtained from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).
	geosurvey.state.co.us /CGS_Online/WEB/cgsMeta.asp (1055 words)

	Colorado State Park - Paonia
		Directions - From Glenwood Springs, take Colorado Highway 82 south to Carbondale, then south and southwest on Colorado Highway 133 for 46 miles to the park.
		From Delta, take Highway 92 east to Hotchkiss, then go north on Highway 133 through Paonia and 16 miles farther to the park.
		The information contained on this REMAX Westminster Colorado real estate website is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed and does not constitute an offer to sell.
	www.realestatewestminstercolorado.com /thspppaonia.htm (181 words)

	Six New Geologic Maps Released by CGS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The newly-released maps are from four different regions of the state.
		They were funded by Senate Bill 170, which provides that part of the mineral severance tax collections in Colorado be allocated to the CGS to provide information on mineral and mineral fuel resources.
		The Axial area is an important coal-producing region of the state.
	www.dnr.state.co.us /cdnr_news/geosurvey/970813121321.html (375 words)

	Colorado Routes 80-99
		On the south side of town, SH 82 becomes a divided expressway with a 65mph speed limit, and hugs the east side of the Roaring Fork River valley toward Carbondale.
		Eventually SH 82 passes above tree line and reaches the summit of the pass at 12,095 ft. The east and west side of the passes are very different in character.
		SH 83 is an original 1920s state highway, but the north end has fluctuated while CDH shuffled things around in Denver in the first half of the 20th Century.
	www.mesalek.com /colo/r80-99.html (7565 words)

	Bed and Breakfast, Campgrounds, and Things to Do along Highway State #82 in Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Home > United States > Colorado > Bed and Breakfast, Campgrounds, and Things to Do along Highway State #82 in Colorado
		Towns and Cities along Colorado Highway State 82
		Places Near Colorado State Highway #82 with Bed and Breakfast Inns and/or Cabins
	www.milebymile.com /main/highway_services_834.html (108 words)

	Pitkin County - Sheriff's Office - Frequently Asked Questions
		Independence Pass, which is located on Colorado State Highway 82 approximately 20 miles east of Aspen, is closed to through traffic from approximately late October though mid to late May each year.
		The state highway department maintains and clears this pass for summer utilization and announces both the opening and closure dates.
		The Aspen/Pitkin County Records Department is the central repository for maintaining and releasing copies of all police records.
	www.aspenpitkin.com /depts/28/faq.cfm (436 words)

	Colorado Highway Webcams - State Highway Routes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Colorado State Highway Route SH-2 from South to North
		Colorado State Highway Route SH-83 from South to North
		Colorado State Highway Route SH-95 from South to North
	home.comcast.net /~igpl/CO-SHR.html (83 words)

	GORP - Western Slope - Colorado State Parks
		Directions: 38 miles west of Colorado Springs on U.S. 24 to one mile west of the town of Lake George, then turn left (south) on County Road 90 and drive for six miles to County Road 92.
		Directions: From Glenwood Springs, take Colorado Highway 82 south to Carbondale, then south and southwest on Colorado Highway 133 for 46 miles to the park.
		Drive 10 miles to Colorado 330 east through Collbran and drive the final 12 miles to the park entrance.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/statepark/co/central.htm (625 words)

	Roadside Blocking US 285 Near Denver, CO
		Colorado State highway 82 between Aspen and Basalt was closed by a mudslide, Wednesday evening (9/3/97).
		The mudslide also closed a frontage road that runs parallel to Colorado 82.
		The Colorado State Department of Transportation sent crews and equipment to the scene for cleanup—one lane was due to be opened late Wednesday night.
	landslides.usgs.gov /recent/archives/1997colo82.php (79 words)

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