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President Jimmy Carter signed legislation establishing New River Gorge National River on November 10, 1978 (Pub. L. 95–625).As stated in the legislation, the park was established as a unit of the national park system "for the purpose of conserving and interpreting outstanding natural, scenic, and historic values and objects in and around the New River Gorge, and preserving as a free-flowing ...
New River Gorge was upgraded to national park status in December 2020, making it the system’s most recent addition, and includes some 70,000 acres in south central West Virginia where biking ...
From extreme sports to sweeping views, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia has tons to offer visitors.
Adventures on the Gorge is the go-to place to stay and play at the edge of West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park & Preserve.
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 ...
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National Register of Historic Places in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (11 P) Pages in category "New River Gorge National Park and Preserve" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Many open ledges along the rim of the gorge offer popular views, with favorites including Hawks Nest State Park and various overlooks on lands of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The New River Gorge and the U.S. 19 bridge crossing it are shown on the West Virginia State Quarter, minted in 2005.