Royal Gorge, Colorado
Location
Description
The extremely narrow and high Royal Gorge was cut by the Arkansas River which flows through it.
A suspension bridge crosses the chasm over a thousand feet above the water. When we visited the bridge was closed to cars but open to pedestrians.
There is also a cable-car across the gorge.
An incline cliff railway runs from the rim down to the river.
There are a number of other items of interest.
A railway line runs through the gorge alongside the river. In one place the gorge is so narrow that the railway tracks have to be suspended above the river using an A-frame construction.
Colorado State Roads 69, 96 and 67 south of Cañon City
Colorado State Road 67 north of Cañon City, leading to Victor and Cripple Creek
Colorado State Road 115 (Cañon City to Colorado Springs)
Places & useful connections
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