▁through ▁the ▁Virgin ▁River ▁G orge , ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁rural ▁fre ew ay ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁I - 7 0 ▁through ▁Glen wood ▁C any on ▁earned ▁ 3 0 ▁awards ▁for ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Out standing ▁Civil ▁Engineering ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Civil ▁Engine ers . ▁At ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁it ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁I - 7 0 ▁through ▁Glen wood ▁C any on ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁System ▁to ▁open ▁to ▁traffic . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁to ▁be ▁complete . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁there ▁were ▁still ▁two ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁System ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁constructed : ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 9 5 ▁in ▁central ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁I - 7 0 ▁in ▁B ree zew ood , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁When ▁first ▁approved , ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁I - 7 0 ▁from ▁Den ver ▁to ▁C ove ▁Fort ▁was ▁critic ized ▁in ▁some ▁area ▁newsp apers ▁as ▁a ▁road ▁to ▁now here ; ▁an ▁information ▁l ia ison ▁special ist ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland — the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁I - 7 0 — c laim s