"Awe" doesn't begin to describe what you'll feel when walking or driving across the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world. www.pikes-peak.com
Falling any more than 30 ft or so would probably kill me, so I'm not sure I'd be any more scared on this bridge than I would be if I were on a bridge that were only a 100ft or so above the ground.
Last time I was there they charged $25/ person to enter. Honestly an abuse because it is a beauty of Colorado and should be more afordable. Golden Gate is free!!
My friend and I went to Royal Bridge one day .We didn't have enough money to go on the bridge,so we went and sat on a big rock with our feet dangling about 1000 feet over the Arkansas river
@A7OldRscplayer The 969 feet finding was done by the folks at the Royal Gorge themselves after the discovery of the 955 feet by a friend of mine. With the US Geological Survey Topographical findings (no greater than 960 feet) and the Royal Gorge Bridge owners already lying about the 1,053 feet, we suspect they came up with 969 feet as to stay within the top ten in height worldwide. My friend is webmaster at HighestBridges(dot)com and there he keeps a listing of the World's Highest 500 bridges.
@A7OldRscplayer I've done my own reasearch on this and you can too! Just look at any US Geological Survey Topographical maps of the area (available on many online mapping sites). You can find that there can be no greater distance than 960 feet bewteen the river contour lines and those where the bridge abutments are placed. With the contour lines being spaced at 40 foot intervals, it actually falls somewhere between 920 and 960. His findings of 955 are therefore within that margin.
Actually he did it first with a hobbyist laser range finder, then did it wih a $600 professional grade laser range finder and the readings of the two were only off by two feet. This could easily be explained by the water level at the time. He has used the same devices to measure other known lengths and heights and was spot on.
Falling any more than 30 ft or so would probably kill me, so I'm not sure I'd be any more scared on this bridge than I would be if I were on a bridge that were only a 100ft or so above the ground.
kendigjl 2 months ago
Last time I was there they charged $25/ person to enter. Honestly an abuse because it is a beauty of Colorado and should be more afordable. Golden Gate is free!!
marchcrown 4 months ago
My friend and I went to Royal Bridge one day .We didn't have enough money to go on the bridge,so we went and sat on a big rock with our feet dangling about 1000 feet over the Arkansas river
naturelover1957 5 months ago
The Royal Bridge scared the crap out of me when me and parents drove over it in the summer of 1985.
rickram1961 5 months ago
im lucky to be living in colorado
xboxwiistation1231 7 months ago
@A7OldRscplayer The 969 feet finding was done by the folks at the Royal Gorge themselves after the discovery of the 955 feet by a friend of mine. With the US Geological Survey Topographical findings (no greater than 960 feet) and the Royal Gorge Bridge owners already lying about the 1,053 feet, we suspect they came up with 969 feet as to stay within the top ten in height worldwide. My friend is webmaster at HighestBridges(dot)com and there he keeps a listing of the World's Highest 500 bridges.
Triplecenturies 9 months ago
@A7OldRscplayer I've done my own reasearch on this and you can too! Just look at any US Geological Survey Topographical maps of the area (available on many online mapping sites). You can find that there can be no greater distance than 960 feet bewteen the river contour lines and those where the bridge abutments are placed. With the contour lines being spaced at 40 foot intervals, it actually falls somewhere between 920 and 960. His findings of 955 are therefore within that margin.
Triplecenturies 9 months ago
@A7OldRscplayer
Actually he did it first with a hobbyist laser range finder, then did it wih a $600 professional grade laser range finder and the readings of the two were only off by two feet. This could easily be explained by the water level at the time. He has used the same devices to measure other known lengths and heights and was spot on.
Triplecenturies 9 months ago
@Triplecenturies And are lasers always accurate? No
A7OldRscplayer 9 months ago
@prachait you gotta pay an additional fee to drive your car across. Walking is usually much better anyway! :)
Philmit5 9 months ago