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Copper Gulch Road: Alternate Route?
For those who found Copper Gulch, they got a taste of why this is not an optional route. Take a look at these photos of the route and you decide if it seems like a feasible detour for tourist, business and emergency vehicle traffic.
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Copper
Gulch Road (Fremont County Rd. 27) has been proposed as an alternate
route in case of accidents or other incidents on US Highway
50 where
the "Over the River" project is planned. The photo at right was taken
in March, 2007, right after a fatal auto accident just down the road.
The
hay truck that is pulled over (photo left) had to wait there for 3-4
hours. Drivers on the side road to the right are heading for the Copper
Gulch detour.
No
directions were given and the road sign is ambiguous. Many of these folks
ended
up way to the south with no direct continuing route to their destination
of Canon City and beyond. A 25 minute drive turned into 3 hours or more.
West
end of Copper Gulch Rd.
The
road dips through several
open culverts for rainwater diversion. 
Cattle
may be on the road. Careful around those curves!
