TRAVEL ALERT: Highway 50 closed indefinitely due to bridge failure

GUNNISON, Colo. (KJCT) – A bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir along Highway 50 has failed, forcing an indefinite closure of the highway.

The Gunnison Regional 911 Center says that there are no immediate alternative routes, with the only viable options being to travel north along I-70 through Vail or south to Highway 160 through Pagosa Springs. The closure adds at least several hours to most destinations accessible through Highway 50 from western Colorado.

The full extent of the closure stretches over Blue Mesa Reservoir from mile marker 136 to mile marker 140, roughly 18 miles west of Gunnison.

Authorities ask for travelers to avoid calling 911 or dispatch for the road closure.

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