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Bridge Day is the only day of the year people are allowed to BASE jump [1] [6] off the bridge into the New River Gorge 876 feet (267 meters) below, one of the few exceptions to a general ban on BASE jumping within the U.S. National Park System. People are also allowed to rappel from the span on Bridge Day. [1]
The Bridge Day Commission voted unanimously to cancel the Oct. 16 event on the New River Gorge Bridge. ... West Virginia's largest outdoor festival on the third-highest U.S. bridge next month was ...
The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet (924 m) 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 (518 m) long, the New River Gorge Bridge was the world's longest single-span arch bridge for 26 years; [ 4 ] [ 5 ] it is now the ...
Fayetteville is a town in and the county seat of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 2,887 at the 2020 census. [2] Fayetteville lies adjacent to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and is directly south of the New River Gorge Bridge.
Aug. 26—Understanding that pivots are often necessary in the Covid-19 landscape, the Bridge Day Commission is weighing its options as an annual fall staple inches ever closer.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 39°19′27″N 77°43′43″W / 39.32417°N 77.72861°W / 39.32417; -77.72861 ( B & O Railroad Potomac River Jefferson
Pelkey and Schubert were honored as guest speakers at the 26th annual "Bridge Day" event in Fayetteville, West Virginia, on October 15, 2005, where 175,000 spectators converged over the course of the day to take part in the festival.
In recognition of Veterans Day, Fayetteville-area government offices are closed or have shortened hours, and several events are planned. ... November 8, 2024 at 2:12 AM.