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FACT SHEET
About the highest Suspension Bridge • Construction on the world's highest suspension bridge began June 5, 1929, and completed Nov. 1929 • Length: 1,260 feet (384 meters) • Width: 18 feet (5 meters) • Main Span: 880 feet (268 meters) • Towers: 150 feet high (46 meters) • 2,100 strands of No. 9 galvanized wire • Weight of cables: 300 tons • 1,000 tons of steel in the floor of 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 $20 million • Bridge will support in excess of two million pounds • Listed on the National Historic Register
About the longest single-span Aerial Tram • 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: 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 tramway system • Safety: wind-warning gauges working at all times; tram will not operate during severe weather or gusty winds
About the world's steepest Incline Railway • Construction began in 1930 and completed in 1931 • Length of incline: 1,550 feet (473 meters) • 100% grade, 45-degree angle • Powered by Otis Elevator with a completely automatic SCR drive system • Standby emergency diesel engine • Maximum speed: 11.4 mph • Rate of descent: 3 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 Historic Register
About the world's scariest Skycoaster • Constructed and opened in 2003 • 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"
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