New River Gorge Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Bridge crossing the New River in West Virginia is the longest steel arch bridge in North America and the 2nd highest in the country. Prior to the construction of the bridge, crossing the river meant a long and windy travel down to the river and back up again, a trip that would take 40 minutes. It was completed in 1977, and is 876 feet high and 3030 feet long.

This picture was taken on Bridge Day, the only day where it is legal to jump off (with a parachute of course). You can see masses of people on the bridge (it was closed off to vehicle traffic for the day), as well as rapelling lines from the bottom.

This bridge is featured on the back of the West Virginia Quarters.

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amstel (2245) 2005-12-13 4:49

Hi Amber!
It's almost a brilliant composition. Maybe I'd show a little bit more of the bridge and less the branch. But the photo is extraordinary anyway. It shows the height of the bridge! Lovely job!
Cheers!

olivierduc (285) 2007-01-08 0:10

Nice shot of this huge bridge in the middle of the trees. Maybe the lower part could have been cut to give a landscape orientation.
You can see some JPEG compression pixelization, especially in the sky, maybe your compression rate is too low.