Transportation
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Four bridges once stood southwest of the original town site of Sapinero. Cars and trucks used the high bridge to travel between Gunnison and Montrose. Anglers used the low bridge to access the river. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad needed two bridges to cross the Gunnison River and the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River. The rails then ran south to the mines near Lake City. This complex crossing, known as Lake Junction, is now deep under the waters of Blue Mesa Reservoir.
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