Charles E. Reed, Chief Bridge Engineer; Herman Tachau, Principal Bridge Designer
Architectural style
Steel deck truss
MPS
Historic Highway Bridges of New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.
97000733[1]
NMSRCP No.
1664
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
July 15, 1997
Designated NMSRCP
May 9, 1997
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge",[2] is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly 600 feet (180 m) above the Rio Grande, it is the tenth highest bridge in the United States.[3]
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^"High Bridge Overlook on US 64 northwest of Taos"
^"Highest Bridges in the United States". Highest Bridges.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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