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  • Panorama of the Royal Gorge (1902)
  • Short | Documentary, Short
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Panorama of the Royal Gorge (1902)
Short | Documentary, Short
Everybody who has heard or read of Colorado knows about this wonderful piece of railroad. Many years ago there was a fight between the Denver & Rio Grande and the Santa Fe roads for possession of this narrow canyon, at that time believed ...See moreEverybody who has heard or read of Colorado knows about this wonderful piece of railroad. Many years ago there was a fight between the Denver & Rio Grande and the Santa Fe roads for possession of this narrow canyon, at that time believed to be the only way through the front range of mountains toward Leadville and the golden West. The Santa Fe people finally withdrew because their engineers had told them it would be an absolute impossibility to build a road up that narrow gorge where the Arkansas river rushed like a mill race between two walls of rock 2,000 feet high. In one place there was a deep pool almost in the vortex of the stream where piers or bridges could never rest on solid foundation. The Rio Grande people found the place later, but their engineers solved the problem in the most singular manner ever heard of. A bridge was built and anchored to the rock on one side. Then two great steel trusses were thrown across the canyon, and from these the outside end of the bridge was swung by means of rods from above. For many years, even now, this bridge is pointed out as the greatest single example of the skill of American engineers in solving apparently impossible problems. Nearly or quite four miles of track are displayed in this picture, and that includes not only the best portion of the Royal Gorge, but the wonderful hanging bridge as well. At this point the engine from which the picture was taken was slowed down a trifle, and this keeps this interesting portion of the picture on the screen longer than otherwise. Written by Selig catalog See less
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William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Nov 30, 1902
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Nov 1902 (United States)

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