Wednesday, October 24, 2007

ABC Wednesday New River Bridge


This is the New River bridge in Fayette County, West Virigina ( I am originally from this lovely state)...It is featured on the State quarters. This past weekend was "bridge weekend" where parachutists jumped from the bridge. Go here to learn more about one of the oldest rivers in the world.

24 comments:

  1. I saw the bridge jumping on TV and your picture helps me imagine the scale a bit more.

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  2. Hey Neva, I drive over that bridge several times a year heading to the midwest. I have always wanted to see them crazies doing the jump.
    I love hiking along the new river,
    nice pic!

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  3. Wow! Hubby, being an engineer will love this bridge!

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  4. Neva, in reply to your question: Yes I do know where Buckhannon is. I was raised in Summers County, which borders Fayette County. It is a small world!

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  5. What a beautiful sight! Someone has been posting about the New River but I've added so many links lately I haven't sorted out who's who yet.

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  6. Dot, Kerri has been posting about the New River as well ...it is what prompted my ABC Wed!

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  7. as an engineer i can only marvel at it .....it's a great piece of engineering...most of the bridges are :)

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  8. It is a beautiful bridge. Wow, I did not know that this is considered the oldest river after Nile.

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  9. Isn't it amazing what you learn blogging?? I LOVE the blogging world.

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  10. Pretty scary stuff!!!

    Walking over it would be a challenge - let alone jumping off the thing!!!!

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  11. Love the way the arch frames the top of the photo.

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  12. I like the metal construction of the bridge. It always intrigues me that some one sits down and designs it, another makes up the parts from the design and then it all fits together with such precision.
    The Wikipaedia view also gives a nice sense of scale

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  13. Wow, there's actually an old river called New River. It looks like a beautiful place. Parachuting off the bridge? It doesn't look high enough.

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  14. Bridge jumping. Sounds scary. Still I like this photo and the facts quite a bit. Thanks for visiting my N is for New, too.

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  15. Nice photo neva, looks good looking along that river, it reminds me of a photograph I once took looking down our river severn.

    Thanks for commenting on my blog, hope I did not upset you with my comment about scroll bars, was not directed at anyone in particular, just an offhand comment.

    Keep Blogging

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  16. I like the view and the bridge seems quite amazing, but no jumping over that bridge. No thank you!

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  17. Neva - a few of us had 'water' orientated posts. :) Spectacular bridge with a great link. I bet it's been used in films.

    Have you seen France's new bridge the Viaduct de Millau? It's reckoned to be one of the new wonders of the world.

    We have a few of the UK's oldest bridges in our area, General Wade's bridges dating back from 1725!

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  18. Adventurers visit there, I see.

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  19. Amazing architecture and thanks for the information. I didn't know it either.
    Great N posting.

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  20. Hi Neva
    A love state and a beautifull photo of the bridge:)

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  21. Hi Neva,
    gorgeous bridge with the foliage as a backdrop.

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