Colorado: Million Dollar Highway
Author: Timmy the Melon Thief 🍉,
published 4 years ago,
Colorado offers a long list of amazing landmarks for visitors and residents alike to admire and visit, but one specific area of this colorful state attracts drivers from across the world.
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Located in the southwest, the U.S. Highway 550 stretches between New Mexico and Colorado serving as a vital link between the two states. However, there is one portion of this route that is more famous than any other, the “Million Dollar Highway”… with a name like that it’s got to be impressive, right?
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Offering views of mountains, valleys and gorges, the Million Dollar Highway is a road like no other. Stretching for around 25 miles (40 km) it has been said that it's one of the nation’s most spectacular drives (and for good reason too). The highway delivers jaw-dropping vistas and stunning backdrops on its winding and often dangerous road.
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So why is this stretch of road named the Million Dollar Highway? There are several stories including that it cost a million dollars a mile to build it and that its fill dirt contains a million dollars in gold ore; either way, we are sure that this will become a popular route for truckers in our upcoming [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209471/American_Truck_Simulator__Colorado/]Colorado DLC[/url] for American Truck Simulator.
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Excited to see more? Check out this work in progress gameplay footage from the Million Dollar Highway in American Truck Simulator! And don't forget to check our social media profiles too ([url=https://twitter.com/SCSsoftware]Twitter[/url], [url=https://www.instagram.com/scs.software/]Instagram[/url], [url=https://www.facebook.com/americantrucksimulator.scs]Facebook[/url]), as you might spot a piece of different content there!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnLGe-d3ILY
If you like what you see, then be sure to add Colorado to your Steam Wishlist. It really helps support our upcoming expansions and notifies you of any releases or future sales.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209471/American_Truck_Simulator__Colorado/