Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Fall River Road
Nearest city	Estes Park, Colorado
Coordinates
Built	1913
Architect	Chain-gang convicts
MPS	Rocky Mountain National Park MRA
NRHP Reference #	87001129
Added to NRHP	July 20, 1987

The Old Fall River Road, sometimes referred to as "The Old Road" by park staff in Rocky Mountain National Park was the first automobile road to penetrate the interior of the park. The road linked the east side of the park near Estes Park with Grand Lake on the west side. Work began in 1913 and was completed between 1918 and 1920. The narrow road was partly replaced by Trail Ridge Road in 1932, which incorporated sections of the Fall River Road. In 1968 the National Park Service restored the road, paving the lower third. It is open in the summer, weather permitting, one-way from Sheep Lakes to the Alpine Visitor Center. However, due to the flooding that occurred in September of 2013, the road was closed to all traffic until July of 2015.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Larimer County, Colorado

Road Status Report

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CO-73, "Fall River Road, Between Estes Park & Fall River Pass, Estes Park vicinity, Larimer County, CO", 14 photos, 1 color transparency, 40 data pages, 2 photo caption pages