2004 Loveland Pass Continental Divide Sign Photograph #FLK-49777749558
Brief Description
This image shows the sign on Loveland Pass after it took its second major blow, this time losing a chunk from the upper-right side sometime between 2001 and 2004.
Info
- Date: 2004
- Photographer: Steven Martin
- Medium: Digital Copy Only
- ID: FLK-49777749558
- Repository: Flickr.com
Scaled down by Coloradotopia, no enhancements.
This image has been used here in accordance with this Creative Commons license.
Image Dating Comments
This image was dated to 2004 by Steven Martin, the original photographer who uploaded this to Flickr.com.
The snowpack in the background of this photo is consistent with late summer or early fall.
Comments & Discussion
Now beaten and battered, presumably by snow being pushed up against it by snowplows during the winter, this sign would still remain in place for another 3 years until 2007. The photo was captured while looking to the west/southwest. The Continental Divide can be seen prominently in the background.
The stone base that this sits on top of was built sometime around 1956/’57. The metal bracket that is holding the sign was not added until 1965 when a new set of signs was erected here. As those signs were removed and replaced, the metal bracket with 3 vertical posts was left in place. It is not symmetrical because it was originally used for two different signs, each of a different size.
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