Navajo Bridge

Navajo Bridge is a pair of steel spandrel arch bridges that cross the Colorado River nearLee's Ferry in northern Arizona. The newer bridge of the pair carries vehicular traffic on U.S. Route 89A (US 89A) over Marble Canyon between southern Utah and the Arizona Strip, allowing travel into a remote region north of the Colorado River including the North Rim ofGrand Canyon National Park. The original bridge was the highest in the.  V. C.  world at the time.

Built in 1927. The dual spans of Navajo Bridge are tied at ninth place among the highest bridges in the United States with nearly identical heights of 467 feet (142.3 m) for the original span, and 470 feet (143.3 m) for the second span.

The 1929 Navaho Bridge at left, and the 1995 Navajo Bridge at right.