Stony Pass Road
First built in 1872, Stony Pass Road connected Del Norte to Silverton. It started as a pack trail and was gradually improved into a wagon road. It was the main route from the Front Range to the San Juan Mountains until 1882, when the Denver & Rio Grande Railway reached Silverton.
Location
Cunningham Gulch
Place
San Juan County
Date
2010
Copyright Notes
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