This was an unexpected surprise. The views here are fantastic and they look to have a great visitor center which also looks to be often or always closed. Certainly pull over and walk the bridge. Well worth it.
Had to take a detour to get here because 89 is washed out between page and here. Then we get there and the visitors center is closed. I am very glad I got to see these dual bridges and walk across Marble Canyon, but I think everyone else was annoyed at adding an hour to our driving time for a 30 minute stop.
There were several condors drafting in, around and above both the old bridge and the new. Beautiful jewelry with friendly vendors and a nice little museum and gift shop. Nice quick tourist stop.
Heading to Flagstaff from The Valley of Fire State Park in Vegas on hwy89a. The drive along the vermillion cliffs is gorgeos ( see my review of Vermillion Cliffs Scenic HwY). We stooped at the bridge to stretch the legs and take photos of the Colorado river and the marble canyon and the mountains. WOW! I wish we had time to explore the aforementioned but we WILL be back! The original bridge was too narrow so the made it the walking bridge and built a new one. The walking bridge allows you to walk over the canyon. The water below is VERY deep and a pretty green. The complimentary colors of the surrounding limestone with a spattering of snow and the cloudy sky with sun peeking through and giving a peek of the mountains was really breathtaking! Indain crafter had some nice things to sell and were very friendly. There is a visitor center and bathroom but it was closed. Maybe because it's January? Only portapottys were available.
On our trip to Arizona, we left Page and drove to Flagstaff. We took a detour on highway 89 a with the sole purpose of seeing the Navajo bridges. There is a double set of bridges which cross the Colorado River. We walk across the bridges from one side to the other and back. It was a remarkable view of the Colorado River. We stopped at the visitor center on the other side, the restrooms were closed for construction. This part was very disappointing. Overall, I would recommend anyone in the area to stop and check out the bridges.
I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how this bridge could be built without being able to support it from below.Quit an achievement for the workers who had to risk their lives day in day out. The view from the bridge is spectacular and I took some nice artistic pictures of the steel structure.
The restrooms/center were closed, so we had to park at the other end...not a big deal. We walked across and walked back. The green water through the canyon was interesting, but I wouldn't go out of your way to see this.
This is where you can cross the Colorado River on foot. We walked across the old Navajo historical bridge and right at the middle soaked in the beautiful cliffs of Marble Canyon and the deep green river beneath. Totally awesome, very at peace with nature and kept wondering how did this bridge got build 80+ years ago.
The green Colorado river is somehow unfamiliar to me.I imagined that it would be a perfect place to have bungee jumping. Even it's a suitable place to commit suicide~ Oh~~~ That's a joke! Don't be serious~ Even if someone wants to, this place will change his mind!
While driving from Bryce to the North Rim we stopped here to stretch our legs. What we got was an unexpected surprise. Three Condors flying very close to the bridge. One of them flew within 10 yards of us so we could get a very good look. They are very impressive at that distance. We'll worth the short stop