enjoyed walking on The New
River Gorge Catwalk
and
the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
October 4, 2011
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Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
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enjoyed walking on The New
River Gorge Catwalk October 4, 2011 (Page 1 of 2) |
| The two RV Gypsies walked across the New River Gorge on the under structure of the World famous New River Gorge Arch Bridge - across the canyon on a 24-inch-wide catwalk, 851 feet above the river - in West Virginia. A movie is posted and can be seen by using the TOC button above and choosing "Movies". | |
| View of the New River Gorge Bridge from the National Park Service Overlook. Cars on the bridge - and the catwalk directly under the bridge. | |||
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 The
New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New
River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains
of the eastern United States. With an arch 1,700 feet long, the New River
Gorge Bridge was for many years the world's longest arch bridge; it is now
the third longest. The bridge is crossed by an average of 16,200 motor vehicles
per day.
The roadway of the New River Gorge Bridge is 876 feet above the New River, making it the fifth highest vehicular bridge in the world, and the second highest in the Americas. When it opened in 1977, the New River Gorge Bridge was the highest vehicular bridge in the world, a record it kept until 2004.
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Below:
Views of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk from the Fayette Station
Road below |
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Below: View of the New River Gorge Bridge and
the catwalk from the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge |
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Below: The
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge and the view from the other side of the bridge. |
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Below: Views of the New
River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk from the boat ramp |
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| Below: The two RV Gypsies turned their back on the bridge and photographed a different view of the river. | |
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