Pikes Peak Highway

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The Pikes Peak Highway is a 19-mile toll road that runs from Cascade, Colorado to the summit house of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. This road is maintained by the city of Colorado Springs. The bottom third of this road is paved while the upper portion is gravel. This gravel portion is home to an annual automobile and motorcycle race called the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb.

[edit] History

The Pikes Peak Highway was constructed in 1915, at a cost of $350,000. However, an earlier road up the mountain, the Pike's Peak Carriage Road, dates back to 1889.

[edit] External Links

Additional reading:

  • [1] Official website
  • [2] Matthew Salek
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