Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
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Familiar with Rio Grande Gorge Bridge? Some Facts
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. At 650 feet above the Rio Grande, it is the third highest bridge in the United States, after the Royal Gorge Bridge (1053 ft) over the Arkansas river in Colorado and the New River Gorge Bridge (876 ft) over the New River in West Virginia.[citation needed] The span is 1280 feet: two 300 foot-long approach spans with a 600 foot-long main center span. The bridge was dedicated on September 10, 1965 and is a part of U.S. Route 64, a major east-west road.
In 1966 the American Institute of Steel Construction awarded the bridge "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in the "Long Span" category. The bridge has appeared in several films, including Natural Born Killers, Twins, She's Having a Baby and Wild Hogs.
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Address: US 64, 10 miles west of Taos Taos, NM NM,NM aer
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