New River Gorge Bridge

The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New River Gorge near , in the of the eastern United States.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: steel arch bridge over New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA
  • Also known as: “Puente del Barranco del Rio Nuevo”, “新河谷桥”, and “纽河峡谷桥”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tunney Hunsaker Bridge and Fayette County Courthouse.

Bridge
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an historic truss bridge… is situated 2,200 feet southeast of New River Gorge Bridge.

Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a historic courthouse… is situated 1½ miles southwest of New River Gorge Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fayette and Lansing.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

New River Gorge Bridge

Latitude
38.06874° or 38° 4′ 7″ north
Longitude
-81.08294° or 81° 4′ 59″ west
Elevation
840 feet (256 metres)
Open location code
86CW3W98+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 368191957
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
4816547
Wiki­data ID
Q1982908
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“New River Gorge Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر نيو رفر جورج”
  • Basque: “New River Gorge zubia”
  • Catalan: “Pont New River Gorge”
  • Chinese: “新河峽大橋”
  • Dutch: “New River Gorge Bridge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى نيو ريفر جورج”
  • French: “New River Gorge Bridge”
  • German: “New River Gorge Bridge”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קניון ניו ריבר”
  • Italian: “New River Gorge Bridge”
  • Japanese: “ニュー川渓谷橋”
  • Macedonian: “Џорџ мост на Њу Ривер”
  • Persian: “پل نیو ریور گرج”
  • Polish: “New River Gorge Bridge”
  • Russian: “Нью-Ривер-Гордж”
  • Spanish: “puente del Barranco del Río Nuevo”
  • Spanish: “Puente del Barranco del Río Nuevo”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: South Fayette and Ames Heights.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fayette River Access and Canyon Rim Visitor Center.

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Worth a closer look: Charleston and Huntington.

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