Videos: Watch I-70/Pecos bridge being built and moved in 90 seconds

Building and moving a bridge into place at Interstate 70 and Pecos was an incredibly time-consuming task. But that doesn't mean watching it happen will take all day. The Colorado Department of Transportation, which tackled this enormous undertaking, has created time-lapse videos showing the bridge's construction, as well as the...
By Michael Roberts
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Building and moving a bridge into place at Interstate 70 and Pecos was an incredibly time-consuming task. But that doesn’t mean watching it happen will take all day.

The Colorado Department of Transportation, which tackled this enormous undertaking, has created time-lapse videos showing the bridge’s construction, as well as the weekend effort to put it into place.

Check out the clips here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qINU6Hd2fz4&list=UU0WFfiQ-SE4kV07saKZdueA

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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