The New River Gorge Bridge, a part of US Highway 19, is a steel-arch bridge, in Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA.

The New River Gorge Bridge, a part of US Highway 19, is a steel-arch bridge, in Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA. With a length of 3030 feet (924 m), it was for many years the longest in the world of that type. Its arch extends 1700 feet (518 m). BASE jumping is allowed on "Bridge Day" held every October on the third Saturday, but Bungee jumping has been banned from Bridge Day since an accident in 1993. The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia, USA. Established in 1978, the area stretches for 53 miles (85 km) from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.

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The New River Gorge Bridge, a part of US Highway 19, is a steel-arch bridge, in Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA. With a length of 3030 feet (924 m), it was for many years the longest in the world of that type. Its arch extends 1700 feet (518 m). BASE jumping is allowed on "Bridge Day" held every October on the third Saturday, but Bungee jumping has been banned from Bridge Day since an accident in 1993. The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia, USA. Established in 1978, the area stretches for 53 miles (85 km) from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.