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Show is 'S ' ' , - s ' i ' Ci - . . - . . . - - ' ' V - ' .,- - . ? l ' f V. ,' - - ihvi.V' ' ' ' . - . . 11 " ' -V--;iv vr'-;r - 0 - ; : i I . . - , . ' , , , r .-, . y jc Interstate Highway No. 70 snakes through the San Rafael Swell in Emery County, one of the last .'.Tfrontiers in Utah. The new route, which departs U. S. 50-6 near Woodside, crosses the center part of Utah, and-connects with Interstate 15 at Cove Fort. lab Group Tours 1-70 Across San Rafael Desert I Kw route across the " Rafael Swell west of y River may add signif- J g'jy to the Grand County y-M)' through tourism ; a it's finished. That por-a por-a of Interstate 70 from f:;a River to Fremont 1 is a real beautiful rie, stated Mayor Winford jce, who last week made : trip with Highway De-? De-? ::ment officials, and other "I ' btested persons from the : i area. , , It will provide a scenic .tfation for the California Californ-ia traveling north from S. George and will no doubt ullage them1 to come in direction," the Mayor a. . Sat 12 persons from Mo- (a attended the inspection of s section of 1-70 that stret-:s stret-:s across the scenic San M Swell. -lie first two of six pav-i pav-i contract, on' the" stretch J be awarded next month i it is hoped by Highly Apartment officials that the ' iJ will be finsihed and op-'si op-'si to the public by the j of next year. He route west of Green ver first of all -was laid J iMancos Shale, a forma-f forma-f . which gives problems to '-way engineers due to its Qier of heaving and I filing. Sandstone cliffs that rise Je teeth, the San Rafael liif.wre penetrated by the s route. Spotted Wolf Can- 0) as one of the signifi- 4 features the engineers ;;red in their road con-;Wion con-;Wion projt across the ;','f That 8.5 mile phase ; work cost $4.3 million J I? quired 3.8 million f f of excavation. ,1r barrier was the , Urge of Eagle Canyon was spanned by a ,SI arch bridge placed 200 .Jrtwefte canyon bot- 'f a 3000 foot' eleva-i eleva-i fcn on that sec- lowest place "J either Utah or i ik n ls at tne crossing t n f" River at 4,080 Win tn L'gh POitlt is 7200 fte?erethe ; ti,- ' ! .-;..,'- : ; m- 'jXvt ...... ' j . . . ... . . 1. ' - . ; "M:: ; . " ToufTng group from Moab and Green River,- led by officials from the Utah Department, De-partment, of . highways in Price, examine the massive cut through sandstone cliffs in the San Rafael country, made by contractor con-tractor on the project, Mor'rison-Knudson Construction Co. |