Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Walk the sidewalks of a steel bridge on US 64 and look down nearly 565 feet into the Rio Grande Gorge.

US-64, about 12 miles northwest of Taos Plaza · Taos, NM

About Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge carries US 64 across the gorge about 12 miles from Taos Plaza, with the river nearly 565 feet below the deck. Sidewalks run along the steel span, which was dedicated in 1965 and stretches about 1,280 feet, so you can walk out and look straight down. A rest area on the west side has parking, picnic tables, restrooms and the trailhead for the nine-mile West Rim Trail.

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