America's Tallest Bridge | Guide to Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
Channel: RAC Adventures
Date: 2021-03-18

While this channel mostly focuses on National Parks, there are plenty of natural wonders in the private sector as well! One of the most fascinating of these is Royal Gorge in Colorado. Known for being the home of America’s highest suspension bridge and zipline, as well as the massive canyon these attractions are built over, Royal Gorge has something for everyone! Let’s take a look at what makes this place so spectacular!

Sources:
https://royalgorgebridge.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Gorge_Bridge

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Royal Gorge Bridge
0:48 Cloudscraper Zip Line
1:04 Aerial Gondolas
1:21 Royal Rush Skycoaster
1:38 Plaza Theater
1:53 Via Ferrata
2:28 History
3:00 Fire and Rebuilding
3:41 Closing

Images:
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visitor_Center_2016-07-12_512.jpg (Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zipline_2016-07-12_490.jpg (Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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royalgorgebridge.com 
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https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2013/05/09/the-history-of-the-royal-gorge-bridge/ (Public Domain)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROYAL_GORGE,_COLORADO.jpg (JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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