Working at KKIT in Taos, my responsibility that day was to flip the switch to put the remote broadcast of the ceremony on the air.
Well...it was somewhat of a challenge. Our remote unit was a pretty much line-of-sight unit, that sounded great when the "line-of-sight" was real... When the signal had to skip along the ground to get to our studios in the Kachina Lodge, look out.
That day our remote unit, and General Manager Don Boston, were at the bridge ceremony - which was a little below grade, and provided a scratchy signal.
But, it worked...and we were able to provide live coverage to the people of Taos during this most significant news event.
A lot of people had worked really hard to get the bridge built. It was the view of the future construction of US 64 stretching from Clayton to Farmington and beyond that helped make it a milestone.
I'll post more, including some photos, when I get thru the dusty box.
Here's a photo of the plaque that is still at the bridge:
And, I recall one thing reported to me upon completion of the bridge ceremony. When the townspeople walked across the bridge, thousands of them, the bridge accepted the weight by expanding and contracting. When that happened, some people fell to their knees and prayed.
Those prayers worked - the bridge still stands - and is one of the many sights that one must see when visiting New Mexico. If not in person, look for images of the bridge in some wild and crazy movies.
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