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Fruita bridge

Fruita bridge opened in 1907, one pier started to sink before finished but opened anyway and stayed open until 1970

A side view of the bridge

A side view of the Fruita bridge

Fruita bridge

The Fruita bridge with new piers and support system to preserve this remarkable structure

Fruita bridge after the fire

Fruita bridge after the fire of July 9, 2018, presumably caused by a careless camper

Dewey bridge

The original Dewey bridge, built in 1916, date of the photo is April, 2007

Tight squeeze for a camper

The Dewey bridge is a tight fit ffor a camper

dewey bridge on fire

The burning Dewey bridge on April 6-7, 2008

Dewey bridg on fire

The burning Dewey bridge on April 6-7, 2008

New Dewey bridge

Remaining frame of the 1916 Dewey suspension bridge which burned in April 2008, new bridge in the background

Colorado River Bridge Construction Photo

The old bridge is visible (and in use) behind the south-bound bridge under construction

Colorado River Bridge Construction Photo

South-bound is open, north-bound under construction; unique geology in the background

Aerial View of the Colorado River Bridge

Aerial view of the Colorado River Bridge under construction

Colorado River Bridge in Daylight

The finished bridge blending into the environment in daylight

Colorado River Bridge at Sunset

The US191 Colorado River Bridge blending into the environment at sunrise

Aerial View of the Colorado River Bridge

Aerial view of the finished Colorado River Bridge

The Bridge at Hite Crossing

Bridge approach showing the dry Colorado & Lake Powell, insert is a mini-copy of the original before it was cropped

Cataract/Narrow Canyon

Panoramic view through the bridge into Cataract Canyon from the surface of Lake Powell

The Bridge at Hite Crossing

View from Hite Overlook of the bridge in front of Cataract Canyon and Colorado Plateau geology

The Bridge at Hite Crossing

Crop of Mr. Mehlfȕhrer's panorama; the panorama photo is in the gallery

Photo of the dam and bridge from USGS

Photo from USGS of Glen Canyon Dam bridge and the dam, from the Colorado

Aerial photo of the lake and bridge

Aerial view of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam, Bridge, and Canyon

Aerial photo of Lake Powell

Construction of the dam yielded Pterodactyl fossils, now celebrated in a metal sculpture at the visitors center

Glen Canyon Dam Bridge

Scenic view of the bridge by Ba'Gamnan

Glen Canyon Dam Bridge

Scenic view of the bridge, cropped from a wide anlge view.  The wide-angle view is in the gallery.

Aerial view of Navajo Bridge

An aerial view of the bridge and Navajo Interpretive Center, Echo Peak on the left

Aerial view into Marble Canyon

An aerial view across the bridge into Marble Canyon

Colorado River Bridge in Daylight

A view of the bridge from below on the Colorado in Marble Canyon

View between the bridges

The new bridge on the right, historic bridge on the left, Echo Cliffs in the background

Trsil Bridges overhead view

Overhead view of the River Trail overlook, trail bridges, and of Bright Angel Canyon

Calf Creek Photo

View of both bridges from the trail

Calf Creek Photo

Kaibab Bridge, the black bridge, used by mules and hikers, and on the Arizona Scenic Trail

Calf Creek Photo

Bright Angel Bridge, silver bridge, also carries the transcanyon pipeline that supplies south rim water

Nevada March 2008

Early construction on the Nevada side in March 2008

Construction view June 2008

Building the cable support (next photo) in June 2008 - insert is a mini-copy of the original

Construction view June 2009

Interesting how they do this! June 2009

Construction view September 2006

The arch nears completeion, September 2009, looking into Nevada

Overhead view of the bridge

Overhead view into Arizona of construction progress - March 2010

Bridge nearing completeion

Bridge floor is almost done - May 2010

Bridge nearing completeion

The floor is done and cured (heavy stuff on it) - August 2010

Overhead view of the bridge

Overhead view of construction progress, approach paving not finished - August 2010

Bridge nearing completeion

View into Nevada - August 2010 - bridge nearing completion (opens in October)

Looking through the bridge at Hoover Dam

View of Hoover Dam through/under the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge

Bridge and Black Canyon

View of the US93 Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge and Black Canyon from Hoover Dam

Looking through the bridge from NV172

View of the bridge from old US93 - the road to Hoover Dam

Walkway alongside traffic

The walkway on the side of the bridge, 900' above the Colorado

Bridge over Black Canyon

Overhead view of the bridge and Black Canyon (in strange lighting)

View from the Colorado

View of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge and Hoover Dam from the surface of the Colorado

Aerial view of the bridge

Aerial view of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Hoover Dam, and Lake Mead

View of the bridge

View of the Laughlin bridge across the Colorado built in 1987 by casino owner Don Laughlin

View from the casino

View of the Colorado and the bridge at Laughlin from the Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino

Military guard at the bridge

Military guard at Red Rock bridge during WWII (1943)

View after converted for US66

View of the Red Rock bridge after the rails and ties were removed and it was converted in 1947 to handle US 66 traffic

US 66 crossing the bridge

1956 photo of US 66 crossing the Red Rock bridge into California

Trains on both bridges

This is a very bad photo or a very good painting - the detail is almost too good to be a painting?; it shows trains on
both bridges between the time the Santa Fe bridge was built and the Red Rock bridge was converted to carry US 66

Santa Fe and Red Rock bridges

The Sante Fe railroad bridge and the Red Rock bridge now used for US 66

Red Rock and Old Trails bridges

The Red Rock bridge and Old Trails bridge crossing the Colorado between Arizona and California

Old Trails bridge

The Old Trails bridge was built in 1916 for the Old Trails National Road, a precursor to US66

US66 bridge at Topoc

US 66 traffic was moved to the Red Rock bridge in 1947, Old Trails now carries a natural gas pipline

I-40 bridge over the Colorado

The I-40 (and US66) bridge was built in 1966, retiring the Red Rock bridge which was dismantled in 1976

Hite Crossing Bridge view 1 Hite Crossing Bridge view 2 Glen Canyon Dam Bridge

Two panoramic views of the bridge at Hite Crossing and one of the Glen Canyon Dam Bridge

Larger versions of the panoramas are in the photo gallery     close