Title

'The World's Highest Bridge Spanning the Royal Gorge, near Canon City, Colo.', c1930s. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'The World's Highest Bridge Spanning the Royal Gorge, near Canon City, Colo.', c1930s. Royal Gorge suspension bridge built November 1929 over a canyon of the Arkansas River was the highest bridge in the world from then until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Liuguanghe Bridge in China. From "Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa., New York, Chicago, London]

Date

1930

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F29_108

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 15,3in x 16,1in / 4581 x 4816 (300dpi)

Keywords

travel exterior outdoors river landmark arts country science geology book bridge bridges geological view geography Colorado canyon structure suspension bridge location century vista vintage thirties literature highest concept Arkansas River B&W tourist attraction United States of America Day cinematography black & white black and white Elevated View 1930s Royal Gorge Bridge 20th century stereoscope American America tourism USA The Print Collector geographical feature TGN outside Royal Gorge photograph landscape united states Canon City Unknown arial view ca±on Tour of the World Keystone View Company photograph landscape