The view looks down the narrow granite walls of the Royal Gorge to the Hanging Bridge, a steel span wedged between the canyon cliffs just above the Arkansas River. The bridge carried the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad through the gorge, and its deck was partly suspended from the rock walls because the canyon floor left no room for piers. The route through the gorge opened in 1879 after the Denver & Rio Grande's railroad war with the Santa Fe, and by the early 20th century it was one of Colorado's best-known scenic rail passages.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Athens W Va
Dear Audrey
I like the work I
am in a [illegible] man to
work in and [illegible]
I guess I will like the
[illegible] alright like the
[illegible] I have met [illegible]
Guess you are going to [illegible]
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Color lithograph with a fine screen texture; narrow white margin along the right and bottom edges; light edge wear.
Postmark: ATHENS OCT 2 7 AM 1911 W VA. Divided-back privately printed card ("This side for Correspondence" / "This side for Address"); 1¢ green Franklin adhesive stamp; card stock toned and slightly soiled, light edge wear. Message written sideways in brown ink with one line struck through by the writer.
Cite this card
Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colorado, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hanging-bridge-royal-gorge-colorado-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.
