The Glen Canyon Bridge or Glen Canyon Dam Bridge is a steel arch bridge in

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, carrying

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across the

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. The bridge was originally built by the

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to facilitate transportation of materials for the Glen Canyon Dam, which lies adjacent to the bridge just upstream. The two-lane bridge has an overall length of with a deck above the river, making it the one of the highest bridges in the United States. The bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world when completed in 1959.

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