The bridge carries US-19. But I added the rrCaO label because CSX has routes along both sides of the river.
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| U.S. Department of the Interior posted The New River Gorge Bridge is the longest single-span steel arch bridge and the third-highest bridge in the U.S. It’s also one of the most photographed places in beautiful West Virginia. When it opened 47 years ago, the bridge reduced a 40-minute drive down narrow mountain roads and across one of North America's oldest rivers to less than a minute and became an iconic symbol of the Mountain State. Photo by Gary Hartley / New River Gorge National Park and Preserve |
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| Tamara Whitson commented on the above post We just did the Bridge Walk last week! Great experience! |
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| Susie Post Hamlin commented on the above post We were there in September! [2024] |
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| I Love West Virginia posted The crown jewel in West Virginia’s crown, this national park is more than 70,000 acres of land snaking alongside the New River. There’s much to do and explore here—rafting, kayaking, rock climbing. Pick any of the trails here and you’ll be rewarded with unforgettable views of the forests, mountains, rivers, and beyond. |
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Photo taken by Michael Miller December 2003
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
New River Gorge Bridge From the Fayette Station Bridge
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| Alen Davie posted New River Gorge Bridge |
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| Swiftwater General Store New River posted Bridge Day is October 19, and this year ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, local photographer, Jay Young of Iron Arch Photo, will host a live stream from the basket—876 feet in the air and 25 feet out from the guardrail. The exact time is a little hard to pin down, but if you'd like to watch live, expect it sometime around 10:15am. And in the meantime, we'd love to feed you a meal! Find us about a mile-point-5 north of the Bridge down Ames-Heights Rd. We're currently open 8-8, and the kitchen closes at 7. You can find Jay's Bridge photos (and more) at https://IronArchPhoto.com. |
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| New River Gorge National Park and Preserve posted Its National Engineers Week in the US this week and we would be remiss to not highlight the marvel of engineering that lives on our doorstep! The New River Gorge Bridge began construction 50 years ago this year [2024], but it remains the fifth longest singlespan bridge in the world! Although there were many engineers who worked at the project the two leads on the work were Chief Engineer Clarence V. Knudsen and Corporate Bridge Engineer Frank J. Kempf. The project was completed on October 22nd, 1977 and at the time was the largest project that the WV Department of Highways had ever undertaken with federal assistance. The Bridge can be seen from numerous places in the park, including the boardwalk at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, the end of the Long Point Trail, and of course on the River itself! What's your favorite "man-made wonder" in a National Park? Image Description: The metal structure of the New River Gorge Bridge emerges from behind trees and fog |
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| Mary Mack posted Construction photo of The New River Gorge Bridge facing the north approach 1970s. Allen Bailes: I was working there running the downstream cable way, Dick Starbucks was running the upstream unit. 1975/ 1976 |
There are some photos of the completed bridge in the above post, but I'm featuring two from Steve Hilderbrand of the construction.
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| West Virginia life posted Helicopter view of The New River Gorge Bridge while under construction. |
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| Andera Sobba posted The New River Gorge Bridge under construction circa 1976. |
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| Zachary Syner posted Helicopter ride over the construction of New River Gorge Bridge 1970s. Ted Gregory shared Wow. New River US 19 Bridge under construction. |
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| Zachary Syner posted Neat postcard of the New River Gorge Bridge. |
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| safe_image for New River Gorge among National Geographic’s top 20 places to travel worldwide |
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Photo taken by Michael Miller June 2000
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
New River Gorge Bridge From Upstream
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Photo taken by Michael Miller in January 1977
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
New River Gorge Bridge During Construction
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Photo taken by Michael Miller June 2002
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
New River Gorge Bridge From The Visitor's Center Overlook
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Photo taken by Michael Miller November 2004
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
New River Gorge Bridge
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| Photo taken by Loyd Lowry
NRG Bridge at Night
Two trains pass under the bridge at night
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| Bob Sweigart posted [The comments on the post provide several more photos of the bridge.] Doug Mangold some days you can walk across the bottom of it! And they close it for base jumping one day a year. Christopher Magargle I thought that base-jumping was canceled after a fatal accident years ago ? |
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| B&T-Fayette New River Gorge Bridge and Fayette Station Bridge |
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| Highway Engineering Discoveries posted New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia, USA 🇺🇸 518m [1700'] long single span arch bridge 👏🏽 |
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| Andera Sobba posted Construction photo of The New River Gorge Bridge facing the north approach 1970s. |
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| Brandy Page commented on Andera's post Visited this amazing structure today [Jun 7, 2024]. |
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| Mike Hazelwood commented on Andera's post I frequently took time to stop and look! What could be a 40 minute trip through the Gorge, would soon take 30 seconds! |
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| Autumn Hall commented on Andera's post I'm here today! |
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| Ed Carpenter commented on Andera's post |
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| Janette Woodrum commented on Andera's post |
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| Vennessa Rae commented on Andera's post My Dad, Clinton Stover, Pax WV on the NRGB a year before completed. Daddy was an iron worker and also put in toll booths in the turnpike, bridges, and hung from a helicopter to connect tram cable at Pipestem. Before that he connected high rises in Miami and Detroit. ❤️❤️❤️ |
A late friend of mine who was from West Virginia said they would close the bridge one day a year for bungee jumping. A comment I read indicated they also did base jumping until some one got killed. The Bridger Hunter page has comments by Robert Thompson about he and others rappelling from the catwalk under the bridge during the 2014 Bridge Day. He was on rope #5 and descended 825' three times.
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| b [Note the bridge that US-19 used before the arch bridge was built (HAER; Historic Bridges). The road had tight turns because it used switchbacks to get down the sides of the gorge. Also note the white rapids. The is a raft take-out location just downstream from those rapids that takes advantage of the old road down into the gorge.] |
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| c [That is a view I'll never get of the bridge! And again we can see the former bridge and some white rapids.] |
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| Ted Gregory posted Interesting view of the US 19 arch bridge over the New River Gorge, WV. My pic Apr 4, 2023 |
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| Marcus Constantino Photography posted The Northern Lights dance over the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia, Saturday, May 11, 2024. Buy this print: https://photos.marcusconstantino.com/p641049411 Zachary Syner shared Wow! |
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| Back To My West Virginia Roots posted Lisa Lambert 💥NRG Bridge snapped from the Long Point Trailhead💥 Fayette County, WV |
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| Zachary Syner posted New River Gorge Bridge while under construction in 1976. Built By American Bridge Company in efforts to expand travel through West Virginia’s rugged terrain. This bridge held the record for longest steel arch bridge in the world until 2003. The New River Gorge Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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| Bridges Now and Then posted The New River Gorge Bridge, Fayetteville, West Virginia, c. late 1976. (American Bridge) |
Mike Brady posted seven photos with the comment: "New river gorge bridge truss arch in the beginning stages. Photos by Bj Bernath, so glade he took the time to take them."
Jon Hart That high line was used for the Glade Creek Bridge on I-64 in WV and again at Hoover Dam Bypass. The arch temporary tie backs were oil drill pipe, vs more typical wire rope.
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| Zachary Syner posted Construction photo of The New River Gorge Bridge facing the north approach 1970s. |
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