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Camera location38° 03′ 53.01″ N, 81° 04′ 37.52″ W  Heading=315° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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English: The New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia is a steel arch bridge that carries US 19 over the New River. It opened in 1977 and is the longest and highest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere at 3030 ft (924 m) long and 876 ft (267 m) high. The bridge hosts Bridge Day, an annual event in which it closes to vehicles, and participants are allowed to BASE jump to the valley floor below.
Español: El Puente del Barranco del Río Nuevo es un puente en arco hecho de acero laminado en Virginia Occidental en los Estados Unidos. El puente es 924 m de largo y 267 m de alto. El Día del Puente is un evento anual cuando el puente es cerrado y participantes pueden salto BASE a la río.
Français : Le pont sur la gorge de la New River près de Fayetteville, en Virginie-Occidentale est le plus long (924 m) et le plus haut (267 m) pont à arche d'acier des Amériques.
Magyar: Amerika leghosszabb (924 m) és legmagasabb (267 m) acélhídja, a New River Gorge híd a nyugat-virginiai Fayetteville közelében.
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38°3'53.010"N, 81°4'37.524"W

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current18:46, 24 November 2007Thumbnail for version as of 18:46, 24 November 20076,000 × 2,844 (8.07 MB)JaGa{{Information |Description=The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, is the longest (3030 ft), highest (876 ft) steel-arch bridge in the Americas. Seen from the Fayette Station Bridge, near water level. |Source=self-made |Date=Sep-19-20

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