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Royal
Gorge Bridge
It's the world's highest suspension bridge at a 1,053 feet
high (331 meters). It crosses the massive granite Royal Gorge as well
as the raging Arkansas River.
o Construction began June 5, 1929 and completed Nov. 1929
o Length: 1,260 feet (384 meters)
o Width: 18 feet (5 meters)
o Main Span: 880 feet (268 meters)
o Towers:150 feet high (46 meters)
o 2,100 strands of No.9 galvanized wire
o Weight of cables: 300 tons
o 1,000 tons of steel in floor of Bridge
o 1,292 planks of deck, about 250 are replaced annually
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Original cost to build: $350,000-cost today about $20-million
o Bridge will support in excess of
two-million pounds
The world's longest single-span Aerial Tram glides above the granite canyon
and the Arkansas River. The views of the bridge and surrounding Sangre
De Cristo Mountains are breathtaking.
o Built in 1968 at a cost of $350,000
o Length: 2,200 feet (671 meters)
o Height above Arkansas River: 1,178 feet (359 meters)
o Power: direct current motor
o Auxiliary gasoline emergency standby engine
o Maximum speed: 11.4 mph
o Capacity of cabin: 35 passengers
o Track cables weigh over seven tons each
o More than two miles of cables utilized in tramway system
o Safety: wind-warning gauges working at all times; tram will not operate
during severe or gusty wind
Free Parking 
Free designated parking for cars, RVs and coaches. Oversized vehicles
are not permitted on the Bridge.
Open every day of the year, the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park is located 12
miles west of Caņon City on US. Highway 50.
A beautiful two-hour drive from Denver and one hour from Colorado Springs.
Royal Gorge Bridge Co.
P.O. Box 549,
Caņon City, CO 81215
719-275-7507 or 1-888-333-5597
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