Today's Date is
May 13, 2026
The Royal Gorge Bridge is the world's highest suspension bridge. At 1,053 feet above the Arkansas
River, the Royal Gorge Bridge was completed in only six months with no fatalities. In 1907, the
federal government deeded Royal Gorge to the town of Canon City, Colorado for use as a municipal
park. To enhance the appeal as a tourist attraction, a bridge was needed to cross the gorge. So, in
1929, Lon Piper undertook the construction of a one-lane toll bridge. Piper designed a bridge 1,260
feet long and 18 feet wide. The bridge is suspended from two 200-ton cables. Each cable has 2,100
strands of No. 9 galvanized wire in it. The floor of the bridge contains 1,000 tons of steel and almost
1,300 wooden planks. It took only $350,000 to build the Royal Gorge Bridge. To replace it today, it
would cost over $10 million.
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Welcome to Hottle & Associates
Ken Haver,
President
President
Welcome to our website, and thank you for allowing us the opportunity to introduce you to our firm.
Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
Hottle & Associates is a full-service, project-oriented engineering, design and drafting firm, located near Akron, Ohio. Our seasoned staff of mechanical engineers, designers and drafters specialize in specialty machine design, industrial design and the design of automated material handling systems. Since 1950, our worldwide project work covers a wide variety of industries, including the Tire & Rubber industry that is so prevalent within our region.
We invite you to review our site to learn a bit about us, and we also encourage you to contact us to discuss how we could be of service to you and your business, earn your trust, and become a long-term, valued resource for your engineering, design and drafting needs.