The highest bridges in the United States are as spectacular as the tallest buildings and skyscrapers across the country. While beautiful from afar, these bridges offer impressive sights from atop. You ...

Glen Canyon Bridge and Glen Canyon Dam during the official dedication of Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Ariz. on Sept. 22, 1966. ... Elmer L. Chapman, junior reclamation service engineer, ...

From this viewpoint, I can see the dam, Glen Canyon Bridge, Colorado River and Lake Powell. It's a jaw-dropping view. But the actual construction of the dam and bridge is just as mind-boggling.

In the late 1950s, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built a one-bowling-alley town and a bridge to support construction of Glen Canyon Dam, which would create America's second-largest reservoir and ...

The view from the steel bridge above Glen Canyon Dam floods the senses with contrast and color. Lake Powell’s brilliant blue is set against an endless desert landscape of browns.

As Gus Levy traipses across the 710-foot-tall Glen Canyon Dam, ... heat and seemingly insurmountable engineering feats. ... the Glen Canyon bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world and the ...

Stopping by the dam during a days-long experimental flood, it’s clear that even this massive feat of engineering can’t fix the arid West. by Jonathan Thompson November 18, 2013 January 22 ...

Glen Canyon Dam, which creates the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., enables the distribution of Colorado River water throughout the West and generates power for seven states. It also has a ...

FILE – The Glen Canyon Dam is seen, Aug. 21, 2019, ... He said an engineering solution would be the best way forward because other options could involve additional water cuts to states.