Million Dollar Highway

E300339
highway road tourist attraction

The Million Dollar Highway is a famously scenic and treacherous stretch of U.S. Route 550 in Colorado, known for its steep cliffs, sharp curves, and dramatic mountain views.

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Million Dollar Highway canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway ⓘ
road ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
connects City of Ouray, Colorado ⓘ
surface form: Ouray, Colorado

Silverton ⓘ
surface form: Silverton, Colorado
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation scenic byway ⓘ
elevation over 11,000 feet at Red Mountain Pass ⓘ
feature limited shoulders ⓘ
steep drop-offs ⓘ
tight switchbacks ⓘ
hazard avalanches ⓘ
ice ⓘ
rockslides ⓘ
snow ⓘ
knownFor dramatic mountain views ⓘ
hairpin turns ⓘ
high elevation passes ⓘ
lack of guardrails in many sections ⓘ
narrow lanes ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
sharp curves ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
treacherous driving conditions ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ
mountainPass Red Mountain Pass ⓘ
near Ouray Hot Springs ⓘ
historic mining towns ⓘ
partOf San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway ⓘ
U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough Durango ⓘ
surface form: Durango, Colorado

City of Ouray, Colorado ⓘ
surface form: Ouray, Colorado

Silverton ⓘ
surface form: Silverton, Colorado
region southwestern Colorado ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern Colorado
roadType two-lane highway ⓘ
safetyRecommendation drivers should use lower gears on descents ⓘ
not recommended for inexperienced drivers in winter ⓘ
seasonalCondition can be dangerous in winter ⓘ
segmentOf U.S. Route 550 between Ouray and Silverton ⓘ
stateHighwayNumber U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismActivity motorcycle touring ⓘ
photography ⓘ
road trips ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
viewOf Red Mountain ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ
Uncompahgre River ⓘ
surface form: Uncompahgre Gorge

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San Juan Mountains → contains → Million Dollar Highway ⓘ
southwestern Colorado → traversedBy → Million Dollar Highway ⓘ
subject surface form: Southwestern Colorado
Ouray County, Colorado → contains → Million Dollar Highway ⓘ
Ouray → partOfScenicRoute → Million Dollar Highway ⓘ
San Juan National Forest → traversedBy → Million Dollar Highway ⓘ