Bomier



Charles Bomier

What is the name of the bridge? The name of bridge that I researched is called the rainbow bridge. When and where was the bridge built? The rainbow bridge unlike others was made naturally formed after years of various weather conditions. The Rainbow Bridge is located in Tonalea, Utah. What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect? This bridge is natural so it was not built by humans, so therefore there was no purpose. It spans over the river. It connects the two sides of the river. Why was this bridge needed? The Bridge was natural so the bridge is not needed it just happens to be there. What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)? The Rainbow bridge is a natural arch Bridge. How much did it cost? The Rainbow Bride is completely natural so it costs absolutely no money. What materials were used to build this bridge? The rainbow bridge is a natural bridge that is made completely made of pink sandstone. What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges? Because the Rainbow Bridge is natural there was no problem building it because it was formed naturally. How long did it take to build this bridge? The bridge was formed naturally over thousands of years of various weather conditions. What are the measurements of this bridge?From its base to the top of the arch, it is 290 feet-nearly the height of the Statue of Liberty-and spans 275 feet across the river; the top of the arch is 42 feet thick and 33 feet wide. Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? The Navajo Indians thought that the rainbow bridge was a sacred monument. A lot of the Navajo Indians would pray to the bridge. In 1974, Navajo tribal members who lived in the vicinity of Rainbow Bridge filed suit in U.S. District Court against the Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Director of the National Park Service. The suit was an attempt to preserve important Navajo religious sites that were being inundated by the rising waters of Lake Powell. The court ruled against the Navajo, saying that the need for water storage outweighed their concerns. In 1980, the Tenth District Court of Appeals ruled that to close Rainbow Bridge, a public site, for Navajo religious ceremonies would violate the U.S. Constitution which protects the religious freedom of all citizens.  media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=rainbow+bridge+national+monument+utah&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Rainbow+Bridge+National+Monument&hnear=Rainbow+Bridge+National+Monument&cid=0,0,13325053776817050375&ei=cMmwS6PVAoyQNYfQxJkF&ved=0CAoQnwIwAA&t=h&ll=37.078047,-110.9663&spn=0.006295,0.006295&output=embed" width="425" height="350"