There's a lot of dangerous infrastructure in America. This is far from the only road that causes accidents and deaths on the regular because it is in inherently unsafe or was designed for different kinds of traffic than it has now.

The fact that this road was built in the previous century makes it part of that second category.

In general, we seem unwilling to invest in American road infrastructure. I'd be willing to bet that potholes, the unexciting normal kind you don't even notice in a car, cause more loss of life and loss of money than any particular dramatic road.

>and his wife refused to travel on it

Smart person, I would never travel on that road even if the long way is 8 hours longer. And driving in winter ? You have to be crazy.

Leave colorado alone

Before clicking, I thought this would be about the Cross Bronx Expressway.

Driving through the rockies is _terrifying_. It's not just this one road.