View from Cottonwood Pass looking east into Chaffee County. Photo by Jan Wondra.
You know it’s officially the summer season when Cottonwood Pass opens. The Chaffee County Road & Bridge Department has announced its plans to reopen Cottonwood Pass at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 27.
Working with the Gunnison County Public Works Department, Chaffee County Road & Bridge anticipates the Pass will be cleared on both sides of the county line at 4:00 p.m. and open to through vehicular traffic at that time.
Cottonwood Pass crosses the Continental Divide at 12,120 feet, connecting Chaffee and Gunnison counties, using Chaffee County Road 306 and Gunnison County Road 209.
The pass was closed for nearly two years in 2018 and 2019 for major construction work, making the two-lane road safer. It is officially the highest paved road over the Continental Divide of the United States.
The Pass is generally closed from early October through mid-May due to heavy snow accumulation.
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