'Photograph by S. it. Young, 1909 
‘ 1 ' RAINBOW BRIDGE FBOM DOWN STREAM 
Ihis first view of the Arch from its west side shows it in its most gracious and beautiful proportions. It is of red sandstom 
spanning 278 feet. Its apex rises 309 feet above its base. The Flatiron Building, New York City 
with three stories added, could stand beneath it. 
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