Driving US 550 above Ouray, CO
For those who are wanting to know what it's like to drive US 550, check at the street view at this point: 37.975590, -107.657809 in Google Earth or Google Maps. Try this link. Semi coming downhill, ...
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2lazy4U wrote:
And this is where the road is still pretty close to the river - wait till you get to where it's a good 500 feet or more straight down with no guard rails.
At least where there is the greatest drop to the river (300') it's a on a straight section of road (between Bear Creek Falls and the turnoff to Engineer Pass. Besides, whether one drops 100' or 300', the result is the same! It's going around the curve with a big rig approaching that is tricky.
