DENVER — Cottonwood Pass Road, in Eagle and Garfield counties, is now closed for the remainder of the winter season.
The mountain road, which runs from Gypsum to the Roaring Fork Valley between Carbondale and Basalt, will be closed from mile marker 2.5 in Gypsum to mile marker 12.5.
The road will reopen in April or when conditions allow.
For more information, contact the Eagle County Road & Bridge Department at 970-328-3540 or road@eaglecounty.us.
Cottonwood Pass Road is not to be confused with Cottonwood Pass between Gunnison and Chaffee counties.
The road over Cottonwood Pass between Buena Vista and Almont, in south-central Colorado, is the highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide in the United States.
Colorado chain and traction laws
The CDOT urged travelers to be aware of chain and traction law codes before heading out on the roadway:
- Code 18/Commercial Chain Law: Commercial vehicles and trucks must have chains. Vehicles without chains can often lose traction, causing traffic delays and sometimes road closures. For the safety of the traveling public, it's critical to use chains to comply with Colorado's chain law.
- Code 15/Passenger Traction Law: All passenger vehicles must have appropriate all-weather tires with 3/16-inch depth. Vehicles must have one of the following: winter tires, tires with mud/snow (M+S) designation, chains or alternative traction devices such as an autosock. 4WD and AWD vehicles must have winter tires or all-weather tires.
- Code 16/Passenger Chain Law: All passenger vehicles need chains, except for 4WD and AWD vehicles with all-weather tires with 3/16-inch tread depth.
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