Suspended 876 feet above a mighty Appalachian canyon, the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is a man-made marvel.

The New River Gorge Bridge is about about 314 miles from Washington. Take Interstate 66 west to I-81 south. Near Lexington, take I-64 west into West Virginia. At Beckley, take U.S. 19 north, which ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Peaceful. Exhilarating. Perfect. The best feeling ever. This is what it feels like when you leap off the New River Gorge Bridge, according to jumpers at the 2023 Bridge Day in ...

The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers take the leap off the New River Gorge Bridge. "This crowd ...

West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge, on the other hand, is decidedly in the latter. The engineering marvel in southern West Virginia, completed in 1977, checks in at 876 feet high, and I was ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. — The iconic New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County looks much different from below the busy bridge deck while suspended on ropes somewhere in the 270 feet between the ...

The New River Gorge Bridge is closed to traffic one day a year: Bridge Day, the third Saturday in October, Oct. 19 this year.

Her body was found on Feb. 22 at a boat landing in the community of Leon, which is about 100 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge. West said it was the longest distance they’ve ever seen a ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — On Bridge Day, people jump from the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge Bridge. It is the largest one-day festival in West Virginia, and it takes place annually on ...