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Royal Gorge Bridge and Park

81212 Cañon City, CO, United States of America (USA) (Colorado)
Address 4218 County Road 3A
 
 
Floor area 1 500 000 m² / 16 145 866 ft²  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Bridges and Tunnels
  • Fairground
  • Mountain Railways & Cableways
  • Railway
  • Mine- & Parc Railways

Opening times
 Open daily: 10am, weather permitting, and close 2019 as follows:
Jan. 1 - Mar. 8: 4pm; Mar. 9 - Apr. 26: 5pm; Apr. 27 - May 24: 6pm; May 25 - August 30: 7pm;
September: 6pm; end of Sept. - October: 5pm; end of Oct. - Dec. 31: 4pm

Admission
Status from 03/2019
 General Admission: Park, bridge, theater, unlimited gondola rides and any attractions and entertainment: Adult: $22; child (Ages 6-12): $17
Rides: Zip line - 1 rider: $45; skycoaster - 1 rider: $30
Contact
Tel.:+1-888-333-55 97   
Homepage
to Location / Directions
royalgorgebridge.com
not in present exhibition
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Location / Directions
N38.463376° W105.322887°N38°27.80256' W105°19.37322'N38°27'48.1536" W105°19'22.3932"
Access to the Bridge & Park is only available from County Road 3A (North Gate). South Gate is permanently closed. br />br /> The Royal Gorge Route Railroad runs under the bridge along the base of Royal Gorge
Description

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado within Royal Gorge Bridge & Park, a 360-acre (150 ha) amusement park located along the edge of the Royal Gorge around both ends of the bridge. The bridge crosses the gorge 955 feet (291 m) above the Arkansas River and held the record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2001. The bridge remains the highest bridge in the United States.

The main span of the bridge between the towers is 880 feet (268 m), the total length is 1,260 feet (384 m), the width is 18 feet (5.5 m) and the towers are 150 feet (46 m) high. The steel base structure is covered with 1292 wooden planks.

The bridge was built in six months between June and November 1929 at a cost of $350,000. In 1931, the Incline Railway, or simply the Incline (also known as a funicular), was added beside the bridge to reach the bottom of the gorge. In the 1950s, a miniature railroad was built by the edge of the gorge and an aerial tram was opened in 1969. In the early 1980s, the bridge was renovated with new cable anchors, suspension rods and paint. A Skycoaster attraction was added in 2003, with riders being swung out over the edge of the gorge.

In June 2013, a wildfire destroyed most of the park's buildings and the aerial tram, and damaged the Incline. The bridge sustained only slight damage to the wooden deck and was otherwise undamaged, along with the Skycoaster. The park was rebuilt and partially reopened in August 2014. The park had a grand reopening in May 2015 with new gondolas and a new zip-line crossing the gorge on the east side of the bridge

 
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