Royal Gorge Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
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| Completed in: | 1929 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 38° 27' 42.00" N 105° 19' 30.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 268.2 m | |
| total length | 365.8 m | |
| span lengths | 39.6 m - 268.2 m - 57.9 m | |
| height above valley floor or water | 320.95 m |
Materials
| cables |
steel wire
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| pylons |
steel
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| girders |
steel
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| deck flooring |
timber
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| wind system |
steel wire
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Notes
Rehabilitation consisted of the replacement of the four cable anchorages, replacement of the last 100 feet of each cable end, replacement of all suspender ropes, and installation of a new wind cable system.
This bridge is considered the world's highest suspension bridge at 1053 ft (321 m) above the Arkansas River.
Participants
Initial construction (1929)
Contractor
Rehabilitation
Consulting engineers
Contractor
Suspension system replacement
Relevant Web Sites
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Bridgepix: Royal Gorge Bridge
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HighestBridges.com: Royal Gorge Bridge
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Historic Bridges of the United States: Royal Gorge Bridge
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Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
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Wikipedia: Royal Gorge Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Suspension Bridge has Anchorages Replaced, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", January 1986, n. 1 v. 56
- New Suspension Bridge spans Royal Gorge in Colorado, in "Engineering News Record", 5 June 1930
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 284
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 136
- Rehabilitation of the Royal Gorge Bridge, presented at 7th Annual International Bridge Conference, 1990, Paper IBC 90-54..
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001403 |
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| Created: | 30/03/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |