The Durango Herald

U.S. Highway 550 reopens after semitruck crashes south of Silverton

A semitruck loaded with corrugated metal and 2023 Toyota 4Runner crashed south of Silverton on U.S. Highway 550 on Tuesday afternoon, backing up traffic in both directions and leaving at least one ...
The Durango Herald

CDOT adding variable message board as part of U.S. Highway 550 connection

New electronic board will be installed at 550 North between County Roads 302 and 220 in south Durango Drivers traveling a stretch of U.S. Highway 550 North on the south side of Durango will soon see a ...
AOL

U.S. Highway 550 reopens after rockfall

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A Wednesday morning rockfall closed U.S. Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray. According to Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Communications Manager for ...
FOX31 Denver

Million Dollar Highway: Theories behind naming one of Colorado’s most scenic roads

DENVER (KDVR) — The colloquial name behind the long and winding highway between Silverton and Ouray in southwest Colorado doesn’t have a confirmed origin, but there are a few theories. The stretch of ...
The Aspen Times

Closed for the season, Independence Pass is an outlier of Colorado’s passes

Interstate 70 as well as U.S. and state highway passes and their approaches in Colorado share some, if not all, of the same ...