Last Updated: September 20, 2024
West Virginia Bridge Walk
New River Gorge National Park is the newest national park, and we visited Fayetteville, WV, to do the New River Gorge BridgeWalk during one of our first retirement travel adventures. The New River Gorge National Park is the 63rd National Park in the USA. It is the first West Virginia National Park and the New River Gorge Bridge is the longest and tallest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
The New River Bridge Walk was a bucket list item and one of the best things to do in West Virginia. It is a scary walk if you fear heights, but don’t fear. The guides do a great job of keeping everyone safely harnessed with a high-tech cable system. We walked the 3033 feet on a 24” wide catwalk about 850 feet above the New River. Don’t be scared and give the West Virginia Bridge Walk a try.
For our list of the top things to do in West Virginia check out our West Virginia blog of our favorite places.
On the way to WV, we stopped in Louisville, KY, to visit our newest granddaughter. We also took the time to walk across the Big Four Bridge. Yes, we do love bridges.
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Before arriving in Fayetteville, West Virginia, we made a stop in Indianapolis for John to ride in a race car going 180 mph. Check out our Indy Racing Experience video as well.
Best Time to Visit New River Gorge NP
We have linked a great website to this button showing the weather for this location by the month. Click below to be taken to Weather-and-Climate.com.
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