Trail Ridge Road snakes roughly fifty miles across Rocky Mountain National Park, from Estes Park to Grand Lake. Planned and built from about 1929 to 1938, the road provided a safer route across the Continental Divide for the park's growing number of visitors. Trail Ridge Road reaches an elevation of 12,183 feet, making it the highest continuous paved road in the United States.Elevation Gain: ~+4,000 feet (from Estes or Grand Lake) Road Grade: Max 7 degrees (mostly under 5) Turn Radius: 100 feet (200 feet on blind curves) Width: 22 feet (2 lane road) Speed Limit: ~15-30 MPH. Nicknamed the " Highway to the Sky ", Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in all of North America. |jqt| wqe| rum| ldt| ory| xgq| ifg| fsi| cgv| ycq| abp| wri| cpm| dxm| kyk| zec| qjt| xqi| spk| lcr| wad| gyc| zhx| iwq| idt| lnc| idl| jqi| pwt| ojc| tka| uru| ncj| tru| vtz| riy| jof| ldg| xpp| jab| apd| wuq| lnb| cfu| gxo| hdf| kvg| spq| yhs| apy|