Navajo Bridge is the name of twin steel spandrel arch bridges that cross the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park (near Lees Ferry) in northern...
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The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies...
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Chevelon Creek Bridge is a historic road bridge located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Winslow, in Navajo County, eastern Arizona, United States...
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Navajo Mountain (Navajo: Naatsisʼáán meaning "Earth Head") is a peak in San Juan County, Utah, with its southern flank extending into Coconino County...
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concrete balanced cantilever bridges are often built using segmental construction. Some steel arch bridges (such as the Navajo Bridge) are built using pure cantilever...
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well known for the Navajo Bridge, where US Highway 89A crosses the Colorado River. Marble Canyon marks the western boundary of the Navajo Nation. In 1975...
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northeastern part of the strip, and US 89A crosses the Colorado River via the Navajo Bridge, providing the only direct road connection between the strip and the...
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Perrine Bridge—486' Navajo Bridge—470' Moyie River Canyon Bridge—464' Transport portal Engineering portal United States portal List of highest bridges List...
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Antelope Canyon (redirect from Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park)
primary attraction of Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park, along with a hiking trail to Rainbow Bridge National Monument. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon...
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Reddish or vermilion-colored cliffs are found along U.S. Highway 89A near Navajo Bridge, and may be seen from U.S. Highway 89 close to Bitter Springs. Highway...
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spans A railway bridge with a rail track in Leflore County, Mississippi Chevelon Creek Warren Pony Truss Bridge,Chevelon Creek, Navajo County Arizona built...
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canyons at the feet of Navajo Mountain, Rainbow Bridge was known for centuries by the Native Americans who have long held the bridge sacred. Ancient Pueblo...
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made it an important crossing point before the construction of Navajo and Glen Canyon Bridges in the 20th century. Here, the Colorado River is also much smoother...
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taking U.S. Route 89A from Jacob Lake on the Kaibab Plateau toward Navajo Bridge, turning north onto the House Rock Valley Road, after descending from...
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Mississippi River bridge (1967) bridge that collapsed in 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Navajo Bridge and newer (1995) bridge of the same general...
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Colorado River (category Articles containing Navajo-language text)
settlements. The Navajo gradually displaced Hopi settlements as they expanded into northern Arizona after the 1500s. Navajo Mountain and Rainbow Bridge in the Glen...
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the Navajo Bridge, Vermilion Cliffs, the Kaibab Plateau, and Fredonia, Arizona. The eastern portion of the highway runs through part of the Navajo Nation...
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through-truss, with a 14-foot (4.3 m) wide roadway. The bridge was built to improve access to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Indian Reservation. Named for U...
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Cantilever (category Bridge components)
roadway or river, or in a deep valley). Therefore, some truss arch bridges (see Navajo Bridge) are built from each side as cantilevers until the spans reach...
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Canyon Bridge or Glen Canyon Dam Bridge is a steel arch bridge in Coconino County, Arizona, carrying U.S. Route 89 across the Colorado River. The bridge was...
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floors of the new dam. True's design scheme incorporated motifs of the Navajo and Pueblo tribes of the region. Although some were initially opposed to...
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Monument Valley (redirect from Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park)
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized...
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website Proclamation establishing Vermilion Cliffs National Monument USGS Navajo Bridge (AZ) Topo Map National Geographic: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument...
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placed at Navajo Bridge in 1952. Her plaque at Navajo Bridge was moved to its present location east of the visitor center after the new bridge was completed...
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geographically by Navajo Mountain which rises over a mile (1.6 km) above the surrounding landscape, which is part of the Navajo Nation. Rainbow Bridge, one of the...
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Grand Canyon (category Articles containing Navajo-language text)
the Hualapai Indian Reservation, the Havasupai Indian Reservation and the Navajo Nation. The surrounding area is contained within the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah...
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Memorial Bridge (Arizona-Nevada border) Mill Avenue Bridges Navajo Bridge, Colorado River, near Lee's Ferry Ocean to Ocean Bridge Old Trails Bridge Park Avenue...
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places to cross the Colorado were constructed, such as Lee's Ferry, Navajo Bridge and Boulder Dam. These changes shifted the trade routes away from Moab...
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of northern Arizona. It is situated less than one mile northwest of Navajo Bridge, and three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Lee's Ferry and the confluence...
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Echo Cliffs (category Geography of the Navajo Nation)
forming sediments which are quickly removed by wind and stream action. Navajo Bridge Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Callahan, Joseph T. (1951-05-15). The...
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