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Navajo Bridge is the name of twin steel spandrel arch bridges that cross the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park [Note 1] (near Lees Ferry) in northern Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
Marble Canyon is also well known for the Navajo Bridge, where US Highway 89A crosses the Colorado River. Marble Canyon marks the western boundary of the Navajo Nation. In 1975, the former Marble Canyon National Monument, which followed the Colorado River northeast from the Grand Canyon to Lee's Ferry, was made part of Grand Canyon National Park.
Navajo: Arch: Chevelon Creek Bridge: 1912, 1913 1983-12-08 Winslow Navajo: Pony truss: Ciénega Bridge ...
Royal Gorge Bridge, highest bridge in the United States. This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. Height in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point on the land, or the water surface, directly below.
The bridge towers rest on the rim of the canyon, with concrete deadmen anchoring the suspension cables some way back from the towers. The deck is stiffened by a Pratt through-truss, with a 14-foot (4.3 m) wide roadway. The bridge was built to improve access to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Indian Reservation.
US 89A runs near or through Lee's Ferry, the Navajo Bridge, Vermilion Cliffs, the Kaibab Plateau, and Fredonia, Arizona. The eastern portion of the highway runs through part of the Navajo Nation. From Jacob Lake, Arizona State Route 67 (AZ 67) branches off south, leading to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Marble Canyon is located on U.S. Route 89A on the north side of the Navajo Bridge, 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Page. Marble Canyon has a post office with ZIP code 86036. [2] Marble Canyon is near Lee's Ferry, the former location of a ferry established by John D. Lee, a Mormon settler.
London Bridge: Extant Stone arch: 1971 1998 McCulloch Boulevard North Bridgewater Channel Canal Lake Havasu City: Mohave: AZ-58: Petrified Forest National Park Roads and Bridges 2001 Petrified Forest National Park roads Holbrook: Navajo: AZ-59: Jim Camp Wash Bridge