Show BRIDGE TO HANG IN THE GRAND CANYON washington D C jan 23 at last utah and arizona arg are to be cone con necked by means of a suspension badge across uie the colorado river from roin th the south to the north rim of grand canyon national park arizona according to an announcement given out by the national pa park rk service because of the lack of transportation facilities the north rim of 0 the canyon is practically unvisited ow jug iri to the abe difficulties attending any ifrid and of convey conveyances arices in getting ac arrs arps the colorado however the national park service has been so BO favorably impressed Imn with the scenic grandeur pran deur ot of the north rim which tcp cen n le be reached via southern utah that preparations will at once be put under way to bring this attraction to tn the general attention of the tour ing public now that zion national park has hag been opened tile the mit national ional park service gervice is expected to interest tourists tn in proceed to the northern rini rim of the grand canyon of arizona which ti pt not so BO far distant from st george this rim ti Is about abott 1600 feet higher lr IT altitude than the south rim find and ti 11 creat chasm viewed from this a ve re re rials a new and alluring as I 1 icat with the construction of the r renton bridge rim to rim alm travel to become one of the tasel fasel c inting features of park trail trips plans pans recently made known con tr nate the throwing of the bridge it arross r 0 s a t the h e C colorado 0 I 1 0 r a d 0 r river I 1 v e r I 1 in n t the h e G gran r a n gorge which at this point Is ap aro feet wide with al i nit sides the span tell idith th of the bridge the department announces will be about goo BOO feet aul ald will be suspended forty feet stove tle the general water level and at thirteen feet above the highest indicated level of the water the distance over which the bridge T rc will have to be packed Is blount ten miles descending into vie the canyon a distance of slig slightly hily mor more than one halt half a mile in some of these trails the grades exceed 40 per cc cent it in transporting the material for tie the bridge mules will be used the miln main cables will be of special tram train wry any plow steel each weighing between and pounds and V re ft 1 fring tour four mules to transport it tle te T e cable will be divided into four of colls coils one pair to be placed on each mule with an length of cable of about twenty or thirty feet the bridge will he be five feet wide 9 aliard luard rails of heavy mesh wire and many impounding gates gatea will be at each end so that only one mule tile or horse will be permitted to cross at a time tb the e cost of the bridge is estimated it and contracts have al grafly ben let for or its construction louries To uries it is announced may be per I 1 cross before the close of the he 1921 1421 summer season reason two similar bridges are planned rt t different points ion on he colorado m thin the national park area |