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September 2, 1983. Location. The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado within Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, a 360-acre (150 ha) amusement park located along the edge of the Royal Gorge around both ends of the bridge. [9] The bridge crosses the gorge 955 feet (291 m) [note 1] above the Arkansas River [5] and held ...
The Royal Gorge is a canyon of the Arkansas River located west of Cañon City, Colorado. The canyon begins at the mouth of Grape Creek, about 2 mi (3.2 km) west of central Cañon City, and continues in a west-northwesterly direction for approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) until ending near U.S. Route 50. Being one of the deepest canyons in Colorado, it ...
Cañon City ( / ˈkænjən / KAN-yən) [8] is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Fremont County, Colorado, United States. [1] [9] The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States Census. [5] Cañon City is the principal city of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area and is a ...
Royal Gorge Route Railroad. Coordinates: 38.43798°N 105.24056°W. D&RGW Train No. 1. The Royal Gorge Route Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado. A 1950s-era train makes daily 2-hour excursion runs from the Santa Fe Depot through the Royal Gorge along a famous section of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad .
October 20, 1983 (original) February 6, 1986 (increase) Cañon City Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Cañon City, Colorado. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The historic district listing was based on a 1981 survey by city staff; a 2004-05 survey has been completed which updates and ...
Holy Cross Abbey (Cañon City, Colorado) / 38.4489°N 105.2008°W / 38.4489; -105.2008. The Abbey of the Holy Cross in Cañon City, Colorado, is a former monastery of the Order of St. Benedict in the United States. [1] It existed for nearly 120 years, operating such various enterprises as a boarding school for boys and a winery.
U.S. Route 50 in Colorado. U.S. Route 50 ( US 50) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from West Sacramento, California, to Ocean City, Maryland. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 50 is a major highway crossing through the lower midsection of the state. It connects the Western Slope with the lower Front Range and the Arkansas Valley.
3rd. Website. montezumacounty .org. Prehistoric petroglyphs in Mesa Verde National Park. Castle, Hovenweep National Monument. Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,849. [1] The county seat is Cortez.