New River Gorge Bridge, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia, USA
© EntropyWorkshop/iStock/Getty Images Plu
Info. New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia, USA
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, in West Virginia, is America’s newest national park. This amazing view in our photo is of the New River Gorge Bridge, which, when completed in 1977, was the world’s highest bridge carrying a regular roadway. It held that distinction for 24 years and is now a popular attraction for BASE jumpers and abseilers. Far below the bridge is the New River. Despite its name, it is the second oldest river in the world. Its exact age is unknown, but geologists believe the New River is a segment of the preglacial Teays River, which fossil evidence suggests could be 320 million years old.
Related Images
El puente de los Diecisiete Arcos en el Palacio de Verano de Pekín, China
El puente del Milenio con la catedral de San Pablo de fondo, Londres, Reino Unido
Puente Infinity, en Stockton-on-Tees, Inglaterra
Los puentes sobre el río Moldava, en Praga, República Checa
Shambhala roller coaster, PortAventura Park, Salou, Tarragona, Spain
A view across the River Shannon in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Pont Valentré bridge, Cahors, France
Río Guadalquivir a su paso por Sevilla en el V centenario de Magallanes
Bing Today Images
American robin eggs, New Jersey, USA
Apr 17, 2022
Machos de eider real en Troms og Finmark, Noruega
Apr 17, 2020
