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New River Gorge National Park and Reserve - West Virginia

18 images Created 28 Jan 2010

The New River in the New River Gorge National Park and Reserve in West Virginia is one of the oldest rivers on the North American continent. It is a favorite with whitewater kayakers and rafters because of its fast flowing water and considered to offer some of the best whitewater kayaking and rafting in the country. New River Gorge National River is also a favorite with rock climbers who climb the rock faces of the deep canyons of the New River.

The area, part of the National Park Service, is rich in cultural history. In particular, there are the remnants of old coal mining sites, and booming coal mining towns and such as the town of Thurmond, which have remained largely untouched.

Spanning the New River near Fayetteville is the New River Gorge Bridge. With a height of 876 feet, it is the highest vehicular bridge in the Americas, and the second -highest in the world.
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  • Unnamed waterfall on Dunloup Creek near the abandoned mining town of Thurmond, in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve in West Virginia.
    Waterfall on Dunloup Creek.jpg
  • The restored train station at the mostly abandoned town of Thurmond, West Virginia also serves as a visitor center for the National Park Service. The Thurmond historical district is part of the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve. During the height of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a properous town with banks and other businesses.
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  • The restored train station at the mostly abandoned town of Thurmond, West Virginia also serves as a visitor center for the National Park Service. The Thurmond historical district is part of the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve. During the height of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a properous town with banks and other businesses.
    Thurmond Station.jpg
  • The National Bank of Thurmond (left) and other buildings located in the mostly abandoned town of Thurmond, West Virginia is part of the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve. During the height of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a properous town with banks and other businesses.
    National Bank of Thurmond-2.jpg
  • The National Bank of Thurmond located in the mostly abandoned town of Thurmond, West Virginia is part of the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve. During the height of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a properous town with banks and other businesses.
    National Bank of Thurmond.jpg
  • Unidentified rafters run the Fayette Station Rapids on the New River near the New River Gorge Bridge in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve, West Virginia.
    New River rafters.jpg
  • A Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) flower blooms near the Grandview Overlook in the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia. Fraser magnolia is native to the southern Appalachians. Large creamy-white flowers appear from late April to early May, depending on elevation.
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  • A Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) flower blooms near the Grandview Overlook in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve in West Virginia. Fraser magnolia is native to the southern Appalachians. Large creamy-white flowers appear from late April to early May, depending on elevation.
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  • Rhododendron blooming near the Grandview Overlook at New River Gorge National River in West Virginia.
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  • Fisherman at Sandstone Falls, New River Gorge National River in West Virginia.
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  • The New River Gorge Bridge over the New River near Fayetteville is among the world's tallest and longest steel arch bridges. With an overall length of 3,030 feet and an arch 1,700 feet long, it was the longest steel arch bridge in the world when it opened in 1977. The bridge remains the longest single-span steel arch bridge in the United States, and it's the third highest bridge in the nation at 876 feet. The New River Gorge Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    New River Gorge Bridge-2.jpg
  • The New River Gorge Bridge over the New River near Fayetteville is among the world's tallest and longest steel arch bridges. With an overall length of 3,030 feet and an arch 1,700 feet long, it was the longest steel arch bridge in the world when it opened in 1977. The bridge remains the longest single-span steel arch bridge in the United States, and it's the third highest bridge in the nation at 876 feet. The New River Gorge Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
    New River Gorge Bridge.jpg
  • The New River near the New River Gorge Bridge in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve, West Virginia.
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  • Matt Anderson runs the Fayette Station Rapids on the New River near the New River Gorge Bridge in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve, West Virginia.
    New River whitewater kayaker.jpg
  • Unidentified rafters run the Fayette Station Rapids on the New River near the New River Gorge Bridge in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve, West Virginia.
    New River whitewater rafters.jpg
  • The New River near the New River Gorge Bridge in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve, West Virginia.
    New River.jpg
  • Litter next to an unnamed waterfall on Dunloup Creek near the abandoned mining town of Thurmond, in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve in West Virginia.
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  • Unnamed waterfall on Dunloup Creek near the abandoned mining town of Thurmond, in the New River Gorge National  Park and Reserve in West Virginia.
    Waterfall on Dunloup Creek.jpg