- Canyon Diablo (canyon)
Canyon Diablo is a
canyon north of Two Guns inNorthern Arizona .The canyon passes three miles west of
Meteor Crater . The community ofCanyon Diablo, Arizona on the edge of the canyon about 12 miles northwest of the crater was the closest community to the crater when scientists began investigating the crater. Consequently the meteorite that hit the crater is officially called the Canyon Diablo meteorite. [ [http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/meteorites/impacts/crater.php http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/meteorites/impacts/crater.php amnh.org - Retrieved September 18, 2008] ]The 1930 Canyon Diablo highway bridge, once used by
U.S. Route 66 to cross the canyon south of the presentI-40 bridges, is on theNational Register of Historic Places . [http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Canyon_Diablo_Bridge]The
BNSF Canyon Diablo railroad bridge is a well-knownrailfan site. [http://www.somewherewest.com/Route66/Winslow-Williams/CanyonDiablo.html]ee also
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Canyon Diablo, Arizona , a railroadghost town nearbyReferences
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