About the Royal Gorge Bridge

“Awe doesn't begin to describe what you'll feel when walking or driving across the Royal Gorge Bridge. As one of the world's highest suspension bridges, it is an unforgettable quarter-mile journey through the clouds.

• On June 5, 1929, construction began on what would be the world’s highest suspension bridge at that time.
• Construction was completed in November 1929.
• During construction, Lon Piper was president of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Amusement Company, and George E. Cole was the chief engineer and project superintendent. O.F. Copes was the north side construction superintendent, Fred Rice was the south side construction superintendent, and O.K. Peck served as consulting engineer throughout the construction project.
• Length: 1,260 feet (384 meters)
• Width: 18 feet (5 meters)
• Height: 956 feet (291 meters)
• Main Span: 880 feet (268 meters)
• Towers: 150 feet high (46 meters)
• 2,100 strands of No. 9 galvanized wire in each cable
• Weight of cables: 300 tons
• 1,000 tons of steel in the floor of the Bridge
• Walkway: made of 1,292 planks of deck; about 250 are replaced annually
• Original cost to build: $350,000, with a cost today of about $18 million
• Bridge will support in excess of two million pounds
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

About the Single-Span Aerial Tram

• One of the world's longest aerial trams
• Built in 1968 at a cost of $350,000
• Length: 2,200 feet (671 meters)
• Height above Arkansas River: 1,178 feet (359 meters)
• Power: 90 hp direct current motor
• Auxiliary gasoline emergency standby engine
• Maximum speed: 11.4 mph
• Capacity of cabin: 35 passengers
• Track cables weigh over seven tons each
• More than two miles of cables utilized in tram system
• Safety: wind-warning gauges working at all times; tram will not operate during severe weather or gusty winds

About the Incline Railway

• One of the world's steepest incline railways
• Construction began in 1930 and was completed in 1931
• Length of incline: 1,550 feet (473 meters)
• 100% grade, 45-degree angle
• Powered by 90 hp Otis Elevator with a completely automatic SCR drive system
• Standby emergency diesel engine
• Rate of descent: 2.5 mph
• Weight of cars: 4,500 lbs.
• Travel time: 5.5 minutes each way
• Same engineering and construction crews that built the Bridge
• Safety: 19 manually operated stopping devices; also equipped with automatic governor to stop each car
• Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

About the Royal Rush Skycoaster®

• Voted the world's scariest skycoaster
• Constructed and opened in 2003
• Tower height: 100 feet
• Height above the Arkansas River: 1,200 feet
• Riders: one to three people harnessed in per ride
• Speed: riders reach speeds of up to 50 mph
• Safety: tower and equipment inspected daily; will not operate during severe weather or winds over 40 mph (minimum height to ride the Skycoaster is 46").