Image: New River Gorge Bridge
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Description: The New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia is a steel arch bridge that carries US 19 over the New River. It opened in 1977 and is the longest and highest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere at 3030 ft (924 m) long and 876 ft (267 m) high. The bridge hosts Bridge Day, an annual event in which it closes to vehicles, and participants are allowed to BASE jump to the valley floor below.
Title: New River Gorge Bridge
Credit: Own work
Author: JaGa
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The following 6 pages link to this image:
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- List of national parks of the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
- New River (Kanawha River tributary)
- New River Gorge Bridge
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