Bridal Veil Falls, Waterfall in Provo Canyon, Utah, United States
Bridal Veil Falls is a 607-foot (185 m) double cataract waterfall at the south end of Provo Canyon, Utah, near U.S. Highway 189. The falls drop in two distinct tiers, and the surrounding area includes a small park west of the falls. The former tramway route and remnants of the Eagle's Nest Lodge are visible on the cliff above.
A small six-passenger aerial tramway was built to the top of the falls in 1961, serving the Eagle's Nest Lodge and restaurant on the cliff above. An avalanche in early 1996 destroyed the tramway machinery building and a gift shop, and they were never rebuilt. An arson fire in July 2008 burned the building at the top, and in August 2008 the county ordered the remaining cable taken down. The Heber Creeper tourist train stopped running past the falls in the late 1980s, and its tracks became a recreational trail.
The falls appear in the 1982 film Savannah Smiles, which shows characters riding the tramway while it was still running. James Bryan's 1981 horror film Don't Go in the Woods also used the site. The Heber Creeper tourist train once passed directly in front of the falls.
The falls are reached from U.S. Highway 189 at the south end of Provo Canyon, with a small park just west of the falls. The old rail line in front of the falls is now a recreational trail. In October and November, rapid temperature changes leave thin layers of ice on the rocks, making them very slippery.
The 1996 avalanche that destroyed the tramway was the second to hit it; the center was rebuilt after the first, but after the second the ruins stayed until a July 2008 arson fire burned the building at the top. In August 2008 the Utah County Sheriff's Office ordered the remaining cable pulled down.
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