Article: HISTORIC RED CLIFF BRIDGE GETTING FACE-LIFT.(City Desk/Local)

Byline: Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News

The long-anticipated rehabilitation of the historic Red Cliff Arch Bridge on U.S. 24 south of Minturn is under way.

Lawrence Construction is removing the old deck and replacing it with a wider one, along with other renovations to the picturesque span over the Eagle River. It has a $3.6 million contract for the work. Without it, the Colorado Department of Transportation likely would have slapped a weight restriction on the structure.

The bulk of the funding is coming in as federal aid authorized in the recently passed spending bill, which some folks have criticized nationally as simply more congressional ...

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