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Hells Backbone Bridge

Garfield County, UT

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Narrow historic single-lane bridge (originally 1930s CCC timber; later rebuilt) spanning a knife-edge ridge between deep canyons on Hell’s Backbone Road in Dixie National Forest between Escalante and Boulder. Sheer drop-offs on both sides make it one of southern Utah’s most dramatic mountain-road viewpoints, with Box-Death Hollow Wilderness below.

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RegionGarfield County, UT
Coordinates37.9801, -111.6031
ManagedUSFS Dixie National Forest
RoadHell's Backbone Road (FS scenic)
EraCCC-era route / rebuilt bridge
NearbyBoulder / Escalante / Box-Death Hollow

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