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Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge
The Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge brings U.S. Route 163 over the San Juan River (Colorado River), San Juan River near Mexican Hat, Utah. It is a picturesque arch bridge, built in 1953. In 2016 the U.S. Route 163 (US 163) bridge crossing the San Juan River on the south border of the town was renamed to be the Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge after a member of SEAL Team Six who was killed in action in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. Workman was a 1997 graduate of the nearby San Juan High School (Utah), San Juan High School. The renaming was a Utah legislative action, and became official after Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed the bill. Workman was killed, along with 37 others, when a Chinook helicopter transporting Seal Team Six 2011 Afghanistan Boeing Chinook shootdown, was shot down on August 6, 2011, on its way to aid in an intense firefight, in the war in Afghanistan. Workman's remains were buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He was age 32, and had a wife and a son. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan River (Colorado River)
The San Juan River is a major tributary of the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States, providing the chief drainage for the Four Corners region of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona. Originating as snowmelt in the San Juan Mountains (part of the Rocky Mountains) of Colorado, it flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed March 21, 2011, through the deserts of northern New Mexico and southeastern Utah to join the Colorado River at Glen Canyon. The river drains a high, arid region of the Colorado Plateau. Along its length, it is often the only significant source of fresh water for many miles. The San Juan is also one of the muddiest rivers in North America, carrying an average of 25 million US tons (22.6 million t) of silt and sediment each year. Historically, the San Juan formed the border between the territory of the Navajo in the south and the Ute in the north. Although Europeans explored th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
