| Title |
Glen Canyon Bridge over Colorado River, Arizona |
| Photo Number |
p1081n0299 |
| Description |
Photo shows the bridge over the Colorado River's Glen Canyon, just downstream from the site of Glen Canyon Dam |
| Creator |
McConkie, Wayne Russell |
| Date |
1959; 1960; 1961 |
| Textual Date |
Circa late 1950s, early 1960s |
| Keywords |
Arizona; Bridges; Rivers; Colorado River; Glen Canyon |
| Subject |
Bridges--Arizona--Glen Canyon--Photographs; Bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--Photographs |
| Spatial Coverage |
Glen Canyon (Utah and Ariz.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Coconino County (Ariz.); Arizona |
| Latitude |
36.9356 |
| Longitude |
-111.4834 |
| Additional Information |
Glen Canyon Bridge was constructed in 1957-1959 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to facilitate transportation of materials for construction of the Glen Canyon Dam in the 1960s. The bridge is 1,271 feet (387 m) long and rises over 700 feet (210 m) above the river. It was the highest arch bridge in the world at the time of its completion in 1959. U.S. Highway 89 passes over it |
| Collection Number and Name |
P1081 Wayne Russell McConkie Photograph Collection |
| Collection Name |
Wayne Russell McConkie |
| Relation is Part of |
Utah River Running Archives |
| Donated By/Purchased From |
Slides loaned for scanning by Sheldon McConkie in April 2004 |
| Rights |
 |
| Type |
Image |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6br9gmg |
| Setname |
uum_map_rr |
| ID |
974649 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6br9gmg |
