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At 1,700 feet in
length, the New River Gorge Bridge is the longest* single span arch bridge in
the Western Hemisphere. The bridge carries traffic on U.S. Route 19 over
the New River near Fayetteville, West Virginia. The New River Gorge Bridge
opened on October 22, 1977 and carries U.S. Route 19 traffic across the New
River near Fayetteville, West Virginia. It is crossed by an average of 16,200
motor vehicles per day. It is the fourth longest single span arch bridge in
the world and the third highest bridge in the United States.
*The length of an arch bridge refers to the length of
their main span. If one bridge has a longer span than another it does not necessarily
mean that the bridge is longer from shore to shore or from abutment to abutment.
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| New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia |
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