When the Royal Gorge Bridge was built in 1929 it was a feat of engineering. It was the tallest suspension bridge in the world. Today, it is the 10th highest bridge in the world, but it still ranks as the tallest suspension bridge in North America.
The Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Royal Gorge and is an impressive site. It's not open to traffic, and never was -- it's more like a bridge to nowhere, except the other side of the canyon. 
You can walk, ride a trolley, or drive across. We did the first two.
A
train runs through the gorge, along the river,
and crosses a hanging bridge, probably another engineering feat.
We did not take the aerial tram that crosses the canyon high above the bridge.
but we did take the incline railway down into the gorge to river level. The incline railway is another engineering marvel.
