Royal Gorge Bridge

Photos 

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Side view Photo taken by Thad Roan

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Oblique view Photo taken by Thad Roan

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Close-up of tower Photo taken by Thad Roan

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View from below Photo taken by Thad Roan

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Royal Gorge View from NW side Photo taken by Craig Philpott in November 2007 Enlarge

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Royal Gorge View from NW side showing under deck tension cables Photo taken by Craig Philpott in November 2007 Enlarge

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Oblique View The south side of the bridge as seen from the west end. Photo taken by Joe Underwood in July 2008 Enlarge

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East Tower Taken from an observation point in the park. Photo taken by Joe Underwood in July 2008 Enlarge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Suspension bridge over the Arkansas River (Royal Gorge) west of Caņon City

Location

Fremont County, Colorado

Status

Open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic

History

Built 1929 for the Royal Gorge Bridge and Amusement Co.; rehabilitated 1984

Builders

- Colorado Fuel and Iron Corp. (Steel fabrication)
- George E. Cole (Designer)

Design

Wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 938.2 ft.
Total length: 1,260.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 1983

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.46138, -105.32526   (decimal degrees)
38°27'41" N, 105°19'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/471622/4257057 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Royal Gorge

Inventory numbers

NRHP 83001303 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11886 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 14, 2011: New photos from Joe Underwood
• March 1, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
• March 1, 2010: Updated by James Baughn: Updated the span length (938 instead of 880 ft.) per information from Eric Sakowski
• June 28, 2005: Posted photos from Thad Roan

Sources 

• Thad Roan
• Wikipedia
• HighestBridges.com - by Eric Sakowski
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
• Joe Underwood

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