Rating:
5 votes
Royal Gorge - Hanging Bridge
Video
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Royal Gorge Route Railroad – Driver’s Eye View Tourist train crosses Hanging Bridge at 27:33, and again on the way back at 1:05:50. Tip: Set playback to slow motion for a good look at the bridge structure. YouTube user Timsvideochannel1 |
Facts
- Overview
- Pony/through plate girder bridge over Edge of Arkansas River on Rock & Rail LLC/Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad
- Location
- Fremont County, Colorado
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1879
- Builders
- - Albert A. Robinson of South Reading, Vermont (Chief Engineer)
- Charles Shaler Smith of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Assistant Engineer)
- Railroads
- - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad (CC&RG)
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Rock & Rail LLC
- Royal Gorge Route Railroad (CRRX)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Design
- Riveted through plate girder with outer girders suspended and held in place by a-frame bracing with hangers.
- Dimensions
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Total length: 175.0 ft.
- Also called
- DRGW - Hanging Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.46296, -105.32832 (decimal degrees)
38°27'47" N, 105°19'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/471356/4257234 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Royal Gorge
- Inventory number
- BH 48739 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 19, 2021: New video from Roger Deschner
- March 7, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- February 19, 2018: New photo from Luke
- October 2, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- September 5, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- September 5, 2016: Photo imported by Dave King
- March 25, 2015: New photo from Luke
- February 18, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
- March 8, 2014: Updated by Fmiser: Added category "Pin-connected", added a couple photos
- January 23, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated entry: Added designer and categories
- May 4, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth
Sources
- Fmiser - fmiser [at] gmail [dot] com
- Nathan Holth
- Luke
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Geoff Hubbs
- Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
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This is an odd bridge! It almost can't be called a bridge as one side doesn't seem to be spanning anything. And I think it's the only pin-connected girder bridge know of. The A-frames are pin-connected and are supporting the girder.
I'd sure like to get a closer look and seem some engineering details.