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Steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles northwest of Taos, and roughly 600 ft above the Rio Grande, is the tenth highest bridge in the US
General Information
How to Get There
From Taos: Drive west on US‑64 for about 10 miles. The bridge is directly on the highway, with parking areas on both sides.
Overview
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge", is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico. Roughly 600 ft above the Rio Grande, it is the tenth highest bridge in the United States.
The bridge was started in 1963 and completed in 1965. It was dedicated on September 10, 1965 and is a part of U.S. Route 64, a major east-west road. The span is 1,280 feet (390 m): two 300-foot-long (91 m) approach spans with a 600-foot-long (180 m) main center span.
In 1966 the American Institute of Steel Construction awarded the bridge "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in the "Long Span" category.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Rio Grande Gorge Bridge", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
