Gorge Bridge Decorated
by Nieves Nitta
Title
Gorge Bridge Decorated
Artist
Nieves Nitta
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, the second highest bridge on the U.S. Highway System is a three-span steel continuous-deck-truss structure with a concrete-filled steel-grid deck. The foreground of this view is graced by wild flowers and sage. Called the “bridge to nowhere” while it was being built because the funding did not exist to continue the road on the other side, it is now a well-visited tourist spot. At 650 feet (200 m) above the Rio Grande, the bridge is the fifth highest in the United States. The span is 1,280 feet; two 300-foot-long approach spans with a 600-foot-long main center span. Dedicated on September 10, 1965 the bridge is part of U.S. Route 64, a major east-west road. Reportedly, in 1966 the American Institute of Steel Construction awarded the bridge “Most Beautiful Steel Bridge” in the “Long Span” category; ot has appeared in several films, including Natural Born Killers, Twins, She’s Having a Baby, Wild Hogs, and Terminator Salvation. Image protected by US and international copyright laws, not to be copied, manipulated, or used in any manner without prior written consent from the author, Nieves Nitta. Thanks for visiting!
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April 20th, 2017
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