Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is located in New Mexico
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Nearest cityTaos, New Mexico
Coordinates36°28′34″N 105°43′56″W / 36.47611°N 105.73222°W / 36.47611; -105.73222
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1965 (1965)
ArchitectCharles E. Reed, Chief Bridge Engineer; Herman Tachau, Principal Bridge Designer
Architectural styleSteel deck truss
MPSHistoric Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.97000733[1]
NMSRCP No.1664
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1997
Designated NMSRCPMay 9, 1997

The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge",[2] is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly 600 feet (180 m) above the Rio Grande, it is the seventh highest bridge in the United States.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "High Bridge Overlook on US 64 northwest of Taos"
  3. ^ "Highest Bridges in the United States". Highest Bridges.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.