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Quoted: “Hanging 1,053 feet above Colorado’s wild Arkansas River, the Royal Gorge Bridge is the world’s highest suspension bridge and a legendary feat of engineering renowned the world over. Built in 1929 for $350,000, the cost today would easily exceed $15 million. But for those who venture across it, whether walking or driving, the experience is priceless.

Engineering Facts

• Construction on the world’s highest suspension bridge began June 5, 1929, and completed Nov. 1929 • Length: 1,260 feet (384 meters) • Width: 18 feet (5 meters) • Main Span: 880 feet (268 meters) • Towers: 150 feet high (46 meters) • 2,100 strands of No. 9 galvanized wire • Weight of cables: 300 tons • 1,000 tons of steel in the floor of Bridge • Walkway: made of 1,292 planks of deck; about 250 are replaced annuall

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