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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]
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. 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.
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.
S.H. 185 Bridge NM 185 Radium Springs, New Mexico: S.H. 140 Bridge NM 140 Rincon, New Mexico: Railroad Road Bridge: Hatch, New Mexico: Franklin Street Bridge: Franklin Street 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 ...
Here's a ranking of the world's scariest bridges, now expanded to include some additional nail-biters.
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] Just north of Taos is Wheeler Peak, at 13,161 feet (4,011 m), the highest point in New Mexico ...
Modify existing bridge to 230’ (to required height for ship access) Significant impacts to roadway traffic, construction complexity, operations and maintenance, and future-proofing objectives.