Interstate 70 runs through a beautiful canyon in Glenwood Springs, Colorado -- and is the country's most environmentally sensitive road.
The traffic passes through Glenwood Canyon on Interstate 70, but the highway is part of the attraction. The 12.5-mile stretch of road through the White River National Forest has been called the jewel of the nation's interstate highway system the country's most environmentally sensitive road. It's a half-billion-dollar engineering marvel, with lanes that twist through the air for more than a mile. Its rest areas are landscaped wonders, fit to host a Martha Stewart country picnic... The highway route includes a concrete recreation path that passes through Douglas fir groves and parallels river rapids. It looks like a park trail not a segment of the interstate highway system."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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