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New River Gorge Bridge
bridge, Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States
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- In bridge: Truss bridges
In 1977 the New River Gorge Bridge, the world’s longest-spanning steel arch, was completed in Fayette county, West Virginia, U.S. Designed by Michael Baker, the two-hinged arch truss carries four lanes of traffic 263 metres (876 feet) above the river and has a span of 510 metres (1,700…
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West Virginia
- In West Virginia: Transportation
…the completion (1977) of the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville; the single-arch steel span, 876 feet (267 metres) above the river, drastically reduced travel time there, as motorists formerly had to make a long detour over mountain roads. The major river systems of the western plateau provide some 450…
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