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Rock Slide Shuts Down Ophir Pass West Of Silverton

/ CBS Colorado

SILVERTON, Colo. (CBS4) - Crews are working to clean up a rock slide that shut down Ophir Pass west of Silverton on Wednesday.

San Miguel County sent CBS4 pictures of the slide to show the amount of debris they're dealing with.

Ophir Pass (credit: San Miguel County)

It's about 6 feet deep and spans close to the length of a football field.

The county hopes to get the road reopened on Thursday.

First published on July 8, 2015 / 6:56 PM MDT

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