 FLASHBACK
to July 5, 1987
Sandia Mountain and Aerial Tramway
in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Below:
New Mexico Welcome Sign and a wooden bridge with an arch for pedestrians
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
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Below: Photo
taken from the moving car - Rocks on the mountains and houses at the
base of the mountains. |
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Below:
Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway in the Heart of the Cibola National Forest |
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As of this date
in 1987, Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway claimed to be The World's longest
tramway. Karen and Lee Duquette rode the tram up to the top of the mountain.
The trip from the lower terminal to the upper terminal at 6,560 feet
above sea level to the upper terminal at 10,378 feet above sea level
took about 20 minutes. The tramway is 2.7 miles long. |
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Tower 1 is 239
feet high, the tallest structure in New Mexico on this date, and leans
at an angle of 18 degrees, almost twice as much as the Leaning Tower
of Pisa. The clear unsupported span of 7,700 feet between Tower 2 and
the Upper Terminal is the longest in the world (in 1987). Note:
When Karen and Lee Duquette returned here in 2012, the brochures
said the Sandia Mountains has the world's third longest single span.
Statistics change all the time.
(2012 link is at the bottom of this page) |
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Below: Upon arriving
at the top, 5,000 feet above the historical Rio Grand Valley, Karen
and Lee Duquette got a view of 11,000 square miles of New Mexico. It
is said that Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, deer, chipmunks and squirrels
can be seen, but none was seen on this date. |
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