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Safety closure set for US 550 between Silverton and Purgatory
- Colorado
- US 550
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- Feb 12, 2025 4:00pm
US Highway 550 Coal Bank and Molas Passes will close ... implemented due to the intensity of snowfall expected tonight. Colorado Department of Transportation personnel have been monitoring the ... Read More
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U.S. Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray closed for mudslides
- Colorado
- Ouray
- US 550
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- Jul 30, 2026 08:41am
Intense rain triggered mud and rockslides Wednesday along U.S. Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray, causing that stretch of road to be closed through at least Friday morning. The highway, which ... Read More
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TRAVEL ALERT: Snow conditions call for critical maintenance operations on US 550 Red Mountain Pass; Motorists should plan for lengthy morning delays on Sat., Dec. 6 and Tues ...
- Colorado
- Ouray
- US 550
- source: Bing
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- Dec 05, 2025 10:55am
US Highway 550 Red Mountain Pass between Silverton and Ouray will close to travel on Saturday, Dec. 6 and Tuesday, Dec. 9 while the Colorado Department of Transportation performs safety-critical ... Read More
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Flooding derails Durango & Silverton train operations
- Colorado
- Durango
- source: Bing
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- Oct 16, 2025 04:00am
Several hundred people expected a scenic train ride through the San Juan Mountains and to stroll the streets of Silverton on Saturday. But those plans were disrupted by heavy rainfall that swept ... Read More
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Why The Durango-Silverton Railroad Train Is A Perfect Day Trip ...
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Sep 24, 2022 10:05am
Durango is located near Four Corners in southwest Colorado, accessible by US Highway 160 from the east and west and US Highway 550 from the north and south. The Durango-La Plata County Airport is ... Read More
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Colorado 416 Fire Map Update: Durango Fire Spreads to 34,161 Acres As Rainfall Helps Containment
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jun 17, 2018 07:50am
Colorado fire officials continue to ... Officials at La Plata County announced that U.S. Highway 550 is fully reopened between Durango and Silverton with normal traffic operations. Read More
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- Feb 12, 2025 4:00pm
US Highway 550 Coal Bank and Molas Passes will close ... implemented due to the intensity of snowfall expected tonight. Colorado Department of Transportation personnel have been monitoring the ... Read More
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On the Road: Colorado Winter in Animas Forks
- Colorado
- US 550
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- Mar 06, 2005 4:00pm
But the old mining train couldn't plow through the deep snows of winter, and Colorado State Highway 550 was Silverton's link to the outside world. We drove to the Silverton Visitor Center to check ... Read More
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Expect lengthy delays on US 550 for snow removal April 5
- Colorado
- Montrose
- US 50
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- 0 view
- Apr 04, 2025 10:51am
The Colorado Department of Transportation will perform winter maintenance operations on US Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton on Saturday, April 5 at 8 a.m. Read More
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US 550 Red Mountain Pass to close at 5 p.m. March 6; snowslide strikes pass and catches 2 vehicles
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Mar 06, 2025 08:13am
Colorado Department of Transportation Highway Closure Alert Map of the March 6 closure on US 550 between Silverton and Ouray. Read More
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US 550 to shut down between Silverton and Purgatory Thursday night due to expected heavy snow
- Colorado
- US 160
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Feb 13, 2025 05:08am
Coloradans traveling through warned area were advised by CDOT to be prepared for treacherous road conditions and additional winter safety closures - especially at higher elevations - along all ... Read More
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Durango to implement improved pedestrian access, vehicle route for Snowdown 2025
- Colorado
- Durango
- Route 250
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 16, 2025 4:53pm
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is also partnering with Durango Police Department and the city of Durango to provide trains or train cars to use as additional vehicle barriers, she said. Read More
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Colorado weather: Snow in the mountains, rain across the Denver metro Friday and Saturday
- Colorado
- Hesperus
- US 160
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 17, 2024 05:59am
The watch includes areas like Telluride, Ouray, Lake City, Silverton, Rico and Hesperus and also covers North Pass ... could be very difficult to impossible, especially along Highway 160 over Wolf ... Read More
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UPDATED: Highway 6 closed, Silverton put on evacuation alert
- Colorado
- Eagle
- US 6
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jul 20, 2024 02:01am
A Slocan Valley wildfire has shut down Highway 6 in both directions and forced the community of ... continues to grow following a lightning storm earlier this week. The Eagle Creek fire is now seven ... Read More
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Combat veteran, Silverton residents, rally to rescue puppy lost in San Juan Mountains
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jul 24, 2024 5:00pm
By the fourth day, the Hites had to leave for home, departing Colorado with sadness and maybe a touch of ... four hours in freezing hail behind a cluster of bushes alongside Highway 550, waiting for a ... Read More
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Rock slide creates mess for Durango-Silverton railroad
- Colorado
- Durango
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jun 22, 2024 11:07am
adding it's over a mile away from U.S. Highway 550. No roads were impacted, and there's no evidence that the rock slide crossed into the nearby creeks or the Animas River, he said. The last train that ... Read More
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Mud and rockslides temporarily interrupt popular train service in southwest Colorado
- Colorado
- Cascade
- US 24
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jun 24, 2024 05:39am
A rockslide in southwestern Colorado has temporarily derailed a popular train excursion.The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad first announced Saturday that the tracks just north of Needleton ... Read More
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Pro-snowboarder-turned-street-artist to give keynote address at CMC commencement ceremony in May
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Apr 21, 2024 5:00pm
Additionally, according to CMC, Milbery was on his way to Silverton in a blizzard on Colorado Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton last winter. He was on Red Mountain Pass, one of Colorado's most ... Read More
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Experts Only: Building a Steep and Deep Silverton Ski Trip
- Colorado
- Pueblo
- I-25
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Apr 29, 2024 06:00am
Between Durango and Silverton along Highway 550 is Purgatory Ski Resort, an affordable gem of a ski resort with big San Juan Mountain views and benchy terrain that offers plenty of opportunities to ... Read More
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'Genuinely petrified': I drove America's most dangerous highway
- Colorado
- Montrose
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Apr 29, 2024 00:39am
We're only a few minutes into our journey from Durango to Ouray via Silverton in Colorado's jaw-droppingly beautiful San ... and unforgiving black ice bitumen of this section of US Highway 550 don't ... Read More
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Silverton is snowed-in with 'extreme' avalanche danger in the mountains
- Colorado
- Silverton
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Mar 23, 2023 08:41am
The town of Silverton has been snowed in since Tuesday evening when the Colorado Department of Transportation closed U.S. Highway 550 over Coal Bank, Molas and Red Mountain passes. And, the situation ... Read More
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Storms on radar well into next week in Southwest Colorado
- Colorado
- US 24
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Mar 01, 2023 1:47pm
Roads on Wednesday were snow-packed and icy along U.S. Highway 550 from north of Durango to Silverton, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation ... Purgatory Resort had received 8 inches ... Read More
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Avalanches have become deadlier. Experts explain why.
- Colorado
- US 550
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 18, 2023 11:46am
In this March 30, 2006 file photo, an avalanche set off by the Colorado Department of Transportation slides down over U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, Colo., leaving the highway covered with snow ... Read More
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31 Top Things to Do in Colorado
- Colorado
- Durango
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Feb 14, 2023 10:38am
Colorado is made for outdoorsy travelers and adventurous souls ... Entrance to the park requires a $30 vehicle pass. Ride the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Take a train back in time on the ... Read More
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