Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

The bridge was started in 1963 and completed in 1965.  This bridge is part of Route 64, a major east-west road.  The span is 1,280 feet across, and is 565 feet above Rio Grande.  This is the seventh highest bridge in the United States.

The bridge

Looking across the bridge

These are at every lookout and each side.

Looking straight down

The bridge

It was pretty scary walking out to the look out spots, I did ok as long as I had one hand on the rail.  I’ll tell you, it’s really freaky when a tractor trailer goes over the bridge, the whole thing shakes….HOLY POOP!  My legs wanted to give out….  I was out there when another one when through, but got off after that.  It wasn’t bad riding the bike across, which surprised me.