New River Gorge Bridge - Fayetteville, WV - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

It is the highest vehicular bridge in the Americas, and the second-highest in the world. The bridge is the centerpiece of Fayette County's "Bridge Day," during which the bridge is closed to vehicular traffic, and includes demonstrations of rappelling, ascending & BASE jumping, and is held every October on the third Saturday. Bungee jumping has been banned from Bridge Day since an accident in 1993. The bridge is within the New River Gorge National River and the National Park Service operates a visitor center at the northern end of the bridge with scenic overlooks and a staircase that partially descends into the gorge.

Information taken from this link.

Length of bridge: 3030 ft Height of bridge: 876 feet What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Gorge Date constructed: 1977 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: US 19 Location: Fayetteville, WV (Fayette County)

Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. If the bridge location prevents you from taking a safe photograph, then please do not stop to take the photo. Safety is more important.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   07/28/2024 Don.Morfe visited it 05/23/2024 wildernessmama visited it 10/21/2023 pelorousjack visited it 07/08/2023 173Carver visited it 12/19/2019 Bon Echo visited it 07/23/2019 Dory The Explorer visited it 06/12/2018 just for the fun visited it 06/10/2016 jonathanatpsu visited it 05/09/2015 Sneakin Deacon visited it 03/22/2014 scout.y visited it 03/13/2014 Dave.Halpenny visited it 10/19/2013 DukeRoom visited it 07/08/2013 dukefan86 visited it 09/23/2012 Lat34North visited it 08/04/2012 dukemartin visited it 09/30/2011 grayliners visited it 08/13/2011 uccacher visited it 11/20/2010 thanatos01 visited it 10/26/2010 Ga. Cracker visited it 10/20/2010 bunyanpaul visited it 10/04/2009 cmpw visited it 08/22/2009 fatcat161 visited it 06/06/2009 barkebunch visited it 10/24/2008 garmin_geek visited it 05/24/2008 nomadwillie visited it

View all visits/logs