Glen Canyon Dam Bridge, Steel arch road bridge in Page, Arizona, US
The Glen Canyon Dam Bridge is a steel arch structure that spans approximately 387 meters across the Colorado River. The roadway sits about 213 meters above the water surface and connects both shores with a straightforward, functional design.
Congress approved the Glen Canyon Dam in April 1956, and the Bureau of Reclamation tendered the bridge on 18 December 1956, awarding it to Kiewit-Judson Murphy on 1 January 1957. Construction began on 14 February 1957, the halves met on 14 August 1957, and the bridge opened on 20 February 1959. It was renamed Glen Canyon Bridge that year, having been planned as the Colorado River Bridge.
The bridge connects Arizona and Utah across the river, allowing visitors to pass between these two states. Today, people use this crossing to reach the Glen Canyon Dam or nearby viewpoints.
The bridge runs along US Route 89 and is easily accessible for vehicles. Pedestrians can walk across it and enjoy unobstructed views of the Colorado River and surrounding landscape.
The bridge's steel was fabricated in Emeryville, California, then trial-assembled, taken apart and shipped to Arizona. During construction, about 10,000 cubic meters of rock were removed from the weaker western canyon wall and replaced with concrete.
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