Historic Navajo Bridge was completed in 1927, replacing the venerable crossing at Lees Ferry. When a new bridge was required, the Arizona Department of Transportation led the way to preserve the original structure and construct a new bridge in the same design just downstream. Today, old and new span the Colorado River togetherΓÇôa remarkable example of historic preservation!
Navajo craftspeople sell their wares on the eastern approaches and the Glen Canyon Natural History Association operates the Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center between the bridges on the western rim. The road to Lees Ferry turns north just west of the center.
South of Navajo Bridge on Alt. U.S. 89 at the House Rock Valley road is the condor release site. Condors were released in December 1996 and April and November 1997, and more releases are planned. These magnificent birds are now nesting in the area.
