ROYAL GORGE FIRE

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ROYAL GORGE FIRE: Containment up to 65 percent, talk of bridge and park future begins
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6/14/2013
...The Royal Gorge fire began Tuesday afternoon on the south side of the Arkansas River at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. Hundreds of people were hastily evacuated out of the area, including more than 900 inmates from the Territorial Prison.

Peggy Gair, a spokeswoman for the attraction, said that "many buildings on the property were a "catastrophic loss."

Of the more than 1,000 planks on the bridge, only 32 were burned on the south end of it, according to a Canon City Daily Record report. But of the 52 structures on the property, only four remain.

The aerial tram at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park has also been destroyed, Gair confirmed. The tram cable fell after being severely charred. ...

[Golden_HVAC]

Royal Gorge was one of my favorite stops while in Colorado a few years ago.

I hope they are aable to rebuild.

32 planks can be replaced really easy, however if the steel overheated, then it might also need to be replaced as well. Only inspection by qualified personall will determine if that might be the case, and it can be really expensive to replace such things.

IT is really sad that they went from 52 buildings to only 4 that survived.

Hopefully they rebuild with more fire resistant buildings, fire sprinklers on the inside and out.

I was looking at their website, and it says "Closed until further notice". http://royalgorgebridge.com/ParkInfo/Rides.aspx#Incline-Railway Sad , very sad.

Fred.

[Passin_Thru]

We are spending a week in Creede CO Aug 1 but will go to Grand Junction and maybe over to Durango and ride the train to Silverton. It was on my bucket list anyway. Thanks