Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, New Mexico

This steel bridge, carrying cars on U.S. Route 64,650 feet above the Rio Grande River, is one of the highest bridges in the USA, and is otherwise notable for its dramatic location, 10 miles northwest of Taos, New Mexico. It opened in 1965. The four bridges in the USA higher than this one are the Royal Gorge Bridge (1053 ft.) over the Arkansas river in Colorado, the New River Gorge Bridge (876 ft.) over the New River in West Virginia, the Foresthill Bridge (730 ft.) over the American River in California, and the Glen Canyon Dam Bridge (700 ft.) over the Colorado River in Arizona.