Royal Gorge Bridge
| Ann took this picture of me on the bridge. I have a fear of heights and bridges in particular, but I managed to walk across. I wouldn't drive the car over, though. I think they no longer allow cars to be driven on the bridge. The bridge was built in 1929 and is 1,053 feet above the surface of the river. |
| We went over the bridge and explored the other side of the gorge. This photo looks back toward the entrance to the gorge in the west. Click here to see a much larger (1270x555) version of this photo. The people on the bridge are easier to see in the larger image. Click here to see a large vertical strip (300x1424) scanned from the top to bottom of image. It shows more of the bottom of the gorge. The railroad tracks and power/telegraph poles are easier to see. If your browser resizes the images to fit a small display, you should be able to click on the corner and enlarge to image then scroll to see all of it. |
| This gives a look back to the cable car terminal on the north side of the gorge. Bridges are bad enough, but I'll take a bridge before a cable car anytime. (Nothing to grab when it falls, you see!) |
