From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.D. Wiley Family. The bridge was constructed by Roland Wiley, owner of the ranch and producer of the Cathedral Canyon attraction. The bridge was constructed so it would be easy to photographs to be taken in the afternoon. Steel girders in the bridge were obtained from the Nevada Test Site.
Photograph of bridge over Las Vegas Creek south of the Old Mormon Fort.
Transcribed Notes: Printed on front: Vegas Creek and the old Bridge, Las Vegas Nevada, Oasis Confectionery Photo; Handwritten inscription on back: s. of Old Ranch - cross to school - 2nd & Lewis
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.D. Wiley Family. Roland Wiley, the creator and financier of Cathedral Canon, Pahrump Valley, Nevada (admission is free), seated in the canyon with the suspension bridge and the replica of the Christ of the Andes in the background.