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Fun Facts About Colorado Springs, CO

At an elevation of 6,035 feet, Colorado Springs has two-thirds of the oxygen found at sea level, and the summit of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak has only half.

Built-in 1929, the Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in North America at 956 feet above the roaring Arkansas River.

Downtown Colorado Springs’ north-south streets are named after mountain ranges, and the east-west streets are named after rivers.

Modeled after resort towns in Europe, Colorado Springs gained the nickname “Little London” when it was established in 1871.

The Manitou Incline was initially built for cable cars to carry materials to build pipelines.

Old Colorado City was the first City built in El Paso County and was Colorado’s first capital.

Garden of the Gods Park’s famous red-rock formations were created millions of years ago during a geological upheaval along a natural fault line, and there’s archaeological evidence that prehistoric people roamed the area in the 1300s BC.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb held its first race in 1916 on Pikes Peak, making it the second-oldest auto race in the US after the Indianapolis 500.