New River Gorge Bridge
Noun
Meaning
a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
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Last weekend, I drove across the 876-foot high New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.
The New River Gorge Bridge deck is 876 feet (267 m) above the river.
On 21 October 2006, veteran BASE jumper Brian Lee Schubert of Alta Loma, California died while jumping from the New River Gorge Bridge during Bridge Day activities because his parachute opened late; he plummeted to his death in the waters below.