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3 Porch Notes tagged “royal-gorge,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Fremont County

A 1929 suspension bridge that hung over the Arkansas before there were power tools to help

The Royal Gorge Bridge near Cañon City went up in about seven months in 1929 and held the world record for highest suspension bridge for roughly 74 years.

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History and culture - Fremont County

The Royal Gorge is narrow enough that two railroads once fought over it

The deep, tight Royal Gorge canyon on the Arkansas River had room for only one rail line, and the fight over that route is a real part of Fremont County's history.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Fremont County

The land around the Royal Gorge Bridge is a city park, not a private resort

Royal Gorge Park west of Cañon City is owned by the City of Cañon City as a large mountain park, with the famous bridge run as one attraction inside it.

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