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 * [[image:royalgorge1.jpg width="169" height="105"]] || The Royal Gorge || [[image:map-river-arkansas-royalg.jpg width="169" height="134"]] ||
 * [[image:royalgorge2.jpg width="170" height="124"]] || The Royal Gorge was built in June 5th 1929 and finished November 1929. Each wire weighs 300 tons. It origanaly cost $350.000 to build it would cost $15 million to build today. The bridge will hold an excess of two million pounds.On the floor of the bridge there are a thousand tons of steel. The length of the bridge is 1,260 feet. The width is 18 feet. This bridge takes guests from canyon to canyon. The Royal Gorge gives new comers or tourists a chance to explore colorado. Tourists say sunrise and early morning is the best time to visit and take pictures. The bridge is located in the foot hills of the Colorado Rockies. The Royal Gorge is the highest suspension bridge going over a canyon. The Royal Gorge rises 1,053 feet over the Arkansaw river. Those are some facts about the Royal Gorge. ||  ||
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