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4advtr
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Jul 07, 2014

Durango, CO to Grand Junction, CO without using Hwy 550?

Wondering if anyone has driven the route from Durango, CO to Grand Junction, CO? I know from experience to avoid Highway 550, AKA the Million Dollar Highway. Not sure if it even has the clearance and ...
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dkreuzen
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Jul 09, 2014
DesertHawk wrote:
Take US 160 east to Mancos, take a right on CO 145 to Telluride & on to CO 62 westward bound to Ridgway & US 550, south to Grand Junction.


Yep, that's the route to take. I have done both and while I didn't have any issues on 550 with the RV I did encounter Semi's on it when driving the Jeep around. The Semis would have been a serious problem if I was in the RV.

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