(Fayetteville)….It took several months and a pile of paperwork but the new River Gorge Bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s all part of the state Sesquicentennial ...

The new design features a background of West Virginia’s historic New River Gorge Bridge in the nation’s newest National Park: the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

(Gary Hartley) Superintendent Lizzie Watts stands in front of the new sign at park headquarters. (Courtesy) The New River Gorge Bridge is 876 feet above the New River on the Lower Gorge.

Exploring New River Gorge National Park is the perfect way to dive into the rivers and mountains of West Virginia! Since ...

The New River Gorge Bridge is one the most photographed sights in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. ... Historic Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau. 310 N. Court St., ...

The New River Gorge bridge. Matt and Karen Smith. But those who visit on one of the other 364 days of the year can still get a feel for the view from the top, by taking a three-hour Bridge Walk ...

Before the New River Gorge Bridge was completed in 1977, it took drivers about 45 minutes to get from one side of the river to the other, down and around winding mountain roads.

Bridge Day, in the middle of October, brings hundreds of BASE jumpers to the area, where they can legally jump off the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge Bridge, the world’s second longest arch ...

Bridge Day's 45th anniversary on Saturday saw jumpers from far and wide line up to leap off the over 800-foot tall bridge before parachuting along the river below. "It is crazy, it's so crazy I ...

New River Gorge National Park District Supervisor Dave Bieri said last year’s event was probably the busiest Bridge Day yet, bringing in about 140,000 people aiming to get a look at the ...