Old Fall River Road, the historic road in Rocky Mountain National Park that was closed by flooding, is open for the first time in a couple of years.
The 9-mile dirt road was shut down in 2013 after sustaining severe damage in the September flooding and did not open in 2014.
A $4 million repair of the winding, narrow road, originally built between 1913 and 1920, was funded through the Federal Highways Administration, according to a media release from the park.
The scenic one-way route follows the slope of Mount Chapin’s south face and is popular with park visitors.
The road is normally open from July 4 to early October.
Park and elected officials, including Senator Cory Gardner and Congressman Jared Polis, heralded the reopening of the road as a significant milestone in local recovery from the 2013 flood.
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