in Colorado. So, what makes this one so special?
The short of it is, a massive 8.5 million pound rock has become one of Colorado s most interesting - and
unique - points of interest. but that was never the plan (or a plan, at all).
If you ve driven along Colorado Highway 145 anytime in the last two years, you might know what I m talking about; if not, allow me to explain:
Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation
On May 24, 2019, two massive boulders fell onto Colorado Highway 145 near Dolores, a road down in the southwest part of the state.
CO-145, Google Maps
One of the rocks landed directly onto the highway, destroying a portion of the road between Cortez and Telluride. That rock, which was estimated to weigh a whopping 1140 tons, was blasted and removed from the roadway by the Colorado Department of Transportation.
A fallen boulder becomes a tourist attraction in Dolores
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