PROJECT ANNOUNCMENT: BEAR CREEK BRIDGE ON US 550

Project Suspended for the Season

 
Contractor ACC has de-mobilized off of the Bear Creek Bridge project and there will be no more construction until the spring.   The Bear Creek overlook has reopened and traffic should return to normal winter weather driving over US 550.   Thank you for the opportunity to work with you this season and will see you in the spring. 
 
 
The Bear Creek Bridge project, located two miles south of Ouray on US 550, started on July 26, 2010. The project design widens the Bear Creek  bridge, provides  improved parking to the north and a cantilevered walkway to allow visitors a better view over the canyon edge onto the falls below.  Crews will suspend work for a winter shut down in October 2010 and will return in the spring with a final completion in November 2011.  This project was made possible through Colorado FASTER – 09-SB-108 funding.