
Royal Gorge Bridge Tiny Planet

by Chris Bordeleau
Title
Royal Gorge Bridge Tiny Planet
Artist
Chris Bordeleau
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Royal Gorge is a canyon of the Arkansas River located west of Ca�on City, Colorado. The canyon begins at the mouth of Grape Creek about 2 mi (3.2 km) west of central Ca�on City and continues in a west-northwesterly direction for approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) until ending near U.S. Route 50. Being one of the deepest canyons in Colorado, it is also known as the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas (River), with a maximum depth of 1,250 ft (380 m). The canyon is also very narrow, measuring from 50 ft (15 m) wide at its base to 300 ft (91 m) wide at its top, as it carves a path through the granite formations below Fremont Peak and YMCA Mountain, which rise above the north and south rims, respectively.
In 1929 Ca�on City authorized the building of the Royal Gorge Bridge, which at 955 feet (291 m) above the river held the record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 to 2001. The bridge is the centerpiece of Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, an amusement park with rides and attractions on both sides of the gorge. The land and bridge are owned by the city and leased to a Dallas-based company called the Royal Gorge Bridge Company which has held the leasing rights since 1947. Another Dallas-based company called Leisure and Recreational Concepts was hired by the Royal Gorge Bridge Company in 1984 to handle daily operations of the park.
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July 22nd, 2016
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