Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; National Register Of Historic Places · Marble Canyon, Arizona
Two steel arch bridges side by side across Marble Canyon, about 467 feet above the Colorado River, near Lees Ferry at the start of the Grand Canyon. The original Navajo Bridge opened in 1929, after a ferry accident at Lees Ferry in 1928 killed three people; for decades it was the only road crossing of the Colorado for hundreds of miles. A wider road bridge of similar design opened beside it in 1995, and the original is now for pedestrians only, with views straight down into the green river. California condors, released at the nearby Vermilion Cliffs since 1996, often perch on the girders. A stone interpretive centre and bookstore stand on the west side, and Navajo artists sell jewellery on the east side, on the Navajo Nation, which observes daylight saving time.
US Highway 89A, Marble Canyon, Marble Canyon, Arizona, 86036, United States
The pedestrian bridge is open at all hours. The interpretive centre is open year-round with varying hours (call ahead); restrooms are seasonal (check nps.gov/glca).
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