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The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge", [2] is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly 600 feet (180 m) above the Rio Grande, it is the seventh highest bridge in the United States. [3]
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Geologically, the Rio Grande Gorge is a canyon, [1] carved out by erosion over the last several million years. [2] The Rio Grande Gorge and its river follow a topographical low within the larger Rio Grande Rift; a mixture of volcanic activity, shifting tectonic plates, and erosion of layers of gravels and lava yielded the recognizable narrow, deep gorge visible today.
New River Gorge Bridge: New River: 1977: West Virginia: 730 ft (222.5 m) Foresthill Bridge: American River: 1973: California: 700 ft (213.4 m) Glen Canyon Dam Bridge: Colorado River: 1959: Arizona: Phil G. McDonald Bridge (Glade Creek Bridge) Glade Creek: 1988: West Virginia: 565 ft (172.2 m) Rio Grande Gorge Bridge: Rio Grande: 1965: New ...
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge to go through inspection. Tribune. Gregory Hasman, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. October 28, 2024 at 10:01 AM. Oct. 28—Happy Monday. It's the last one in October.
Warren type steel deck truss bridge, removed from service in 1995 but preserved Felix Bridge at Hagerman: 1926 1997-07-15 Hagerman: Chaves: Pratt through truss bridge Rio Grande Bridge at Radium Springs: 1933 1997-07-15 Radium Springs
Apr. 5—The profound astonishment that accompanied my initial encounter with the Rio Grande Gorge has yet to diminish on subsequent viewings of the gaping crevice that slices 800 feet deep into ...
S.H. 187 Bridge NM 187 S.H. 391 Bridge NM 391 Near Salem, New Mexico: S.H. 187 Bridge NM 187 Between Derry, New Mexico and Arrey, New Mexico: I-25 Bridge I-25: South of Caballo Lake Dam Caballo Dam Road Sierra County Road B040 3rd Avenue / S.H. 51 Bridge: 3rd Avenue / NM 51 Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: Elephant Butte Lake Dam NM 195 U.S ...
Ute Mountain (10, 093 ft) and the upper Rio Grande gorge. The Rio Grande del Norte National Monument is an approximately 242,555-acre (98,159 ha) area of public lands in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, proclaimed as a national monument on March 25, 2013, by President Barack Obama under the provisions of the Antiquities Act.