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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 ...
The northern edge of town is within the Rio Fernando del Taos-Rio Pueblo del Taos Watershed. [38] Just to the west of Taos is the Rio Grande Gorge, cutting through the basalt flows of the Taos Plateau volcanic field and crossed by the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, now a part of U.S. Route 64. [39] The elevation of the town is 6,969 feet (2,124 m). [40]
Rio Grande Gorge in Central New Mexico. At the mouth of the Rio Grande, on the Mexican side, was the large commercial port of Bagdad, Tamaulipas. During the American Civil War, this was the only legitimate port of the Confederacy.
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.
US 64 approaching the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Entering from Arizona, US 64 continues into the town of Beclabito, traveling to Shiprock. There US 64 makes a concurrency with US 491 for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). US 64 continues east into the city of Farmington, where it is multiplexed with unsigned State Road 5001 between junctions with US 64 Business
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 ...