Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
A steel bridge spanning a basalt gorge about 200 meters deep. It is the seventh-highest bridge in the United States, and pedestrians can walk out to look down at the Rio Grande.
The bridge lies about 16 kilometers northwest of Taos and 115 kilometers from Santa Fe, and was completed in 1965. Pedestrian walkways run along both sides of the deck, offering views down to the river at the bottom of the deep gorge. Parking areas at both ends often have small stalls, and wild bighorn sheep are sometimes seen. Nearby is the Earthship eco-housing community, which you can visit. The bridge is often combined with Taos Pueblo in a day trip.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Manby Hot Springs
- Earthship Biotecture
- Millicent Rogers Museum
- Hacienda de los Martinez
- Taos Box Rafting
- Harwood Museum of Art
- Blumenschein Home & Museum
- San Francisco de Asís Mission Church