Royal Gorge Bridge

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The Royal Gorge Bridge is a historic and spectacular suspension bridge spanning the Arkansas River high above the Royal Gorge, renowned as one of the highest bridges in the United States and a major tourist attraction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf suspension bridge ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
builtBy Lawrence Construction Company ⓘ
carries pedestrian traffic ⓘ
climateZone semi-arid ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1929 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Arkansas River ⓘ
deckMaterial wooden planks ⓘ
designedBy George E. Cole ⓘ
elevationAtDeck over 2,600 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasFeature narrow roadway deck ⓘ
steel towers ⓘ
suspender cables ⓘ
heightAboveWater about 291 meters ⓘ
about 955 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus historic landmark ⓘ
knownFor being one of the highest bridges in the United States ⓘ
scenic views of Royal Gorge ⓘ
locatedIn Cañon City ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
Fremont County, Colorado ⓘ
Royal Gorge ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mainSpanLength about 268 meters ⓘ
about 880 feet ⓘ
mapFeature Colorado tourist map ⓘ
nearbyCity Colorado Springs, Colorado ⓘ
Pueblo, Colorado ⓘ
numberOfDeckPlanks about 1,292 ⓘ
opened 1929 ⓘ
operator Royal Gorge Bridge and Park ⓘ
linked to: Royal Gorge Bridge
originallyCarried vehicular traffic ⓘ
owner City of Cañon City ⓘ
linked to: Cañon City
partOf Royal Gorge Bridge and Park ⓘ
linked to: Royal Gorge Park
railwayBelow Royal Gorge Route Railroad ⓘ
region Rocky Mountains ⓘ
reopenedAfterReconstruction 2014 ⓘ
sufferedEvent Royal Gorge Park fire of 2013 ⓘ
toll yes ⓘ
totalLength about 1,260 feet ⓘ
about 384 meters ⓘ
touristVisitorsPerYear hundreds of thousands ⓘ
usedAs bungee jumping site ⓘ
zip line site nearby ⓘ
wasWorldsHighestBridgeFrom 1929 ⓘ
wasWorldsHighestBridgeUntil 2001 ⓘ

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Fremont County, Colorado → contains → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Royal Gorge → knownFor → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Royal Gorge → hasBridge → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Royal Gorge → hasViewpoint → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Royal Gorge → hasAttraction → Royal Gorge Bridge & Park ⓘ
linked to: Royal Gorge Bridge
Fremont County → hasAttraction → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Canon City → near → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Royal Gorge Bridge → operator → Royal Gorge Bridge and Park ⓘ
linked to: Royal Gorge Bridge
Royal Gorge Region → hasLandmark → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Royal Gorge Region → knownFor → Royal Gorge Bridge and Park ⓘ
linked to: Royal Gorge Bridge
Royal Gorge Region → hasAttraction → Royal Gorge Bridge and Park ⓘ
linked to: Royal Gorge Bridge
Arkansas River at canyon floor → adjacentTo → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Arkansas River at canyon floor → underlies → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ
Arkansas River rapids → near → Royal Gorge Bridge ⓘ