Navajo Bridge

by Tanya Owens

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Navajo Bridge

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Tanya Owens

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Photograph - Original Photographic Work

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Crossing the Colorado River on Highway 89A between Bitter Springs and Jacob Lake, AZ in Marble Canyon on the Navajo Reservation are two Navajo bridges, the original built in 1927 was an engineering marvel and the highest steel suspension bridge in the world at that time. This bridge is the newer one built in 1995 to replace the aging bridge. It is wider and can accommodate heavier traffic. It is one of only seven land crossings over the Colorado River for 750 miles.

Photo taken on the Navajo Reservation, June 18, 2007

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December 30th, 2023

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