Northern & East Arizona was not always so easily accessible. It took monumental projects like the Gordon Canyon Bridge that would allow visitors from Payson and the Phoenix Valley to journey through Christopher Creek to the tops of the Mogollon Rim, the Rim Lakes and Heber-Overgaard.
Learn more about this incredible undertaking in the article below.
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