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Photos: Sabino Canyon through the years

A look at the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in pictures from the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Citizen over the years.

The U.S. Forest Service began administering Sabino Canyon in 1905. During the Great Depression, the government works agencies like the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built Sabino Dam and nine bridges over Sabino Creek in a failed attempt to build a road to the top of Mount Lemmon. The road travels about 4.5 miles into the canyon.

The Forest Service closed the road to vehicle traffic and began tram service in 1978. A new all-electric tram replaced the gas and diesel trams in 2019.

The non-profit Friends of Sabino Canyon was founded in 1993 to raise additional money for projects in the canyon due to lack of federal funding.

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