Carries US 89 Clearance above 700 feet (210 m) Height 213 m Opened 1959 Location Arizona | No. of spans 1 Construction started April 1956 Clearance below 213 m Total length 387 m | |
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Design Steel open-spandrel arch Address US-89, Page, AZ 86040, USA Similar Glen Canyon Dam, Navajo Bridge, Hite Crossing Bridge, Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman M, Horseshoe Bend | ||
The Glen Canyon Bridge or Glen Canyon Dam Bridge is a steel arch bridge in Coconino County, Arizona, carrying U.S. Route 89 across the Colorado River. The bridge was originally built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to facilitate transportation of materials for the Glen Canyon Dam, which lies adjacent to the bridge just 865 feet (264 m) upstream. The two-lane bridge has an overall length of 1,271 feet (387 m) with a deck 700 feet (210 m) above the river, making it the one of the highest bridge in the United States. The bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world when completed in 1959.
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