A proposed lighting plan for the New River Gorge Bridge would cost between $4 million and $6 million to install, and would ideally be complete in time to open as part of West Virginia's 150th birthday celebration June 20, 2013. But the project will not move forward at all until public sentiment for or against the lighting proposal is gauged through an online poll being conducted through the end of November by the state Division of Transportation.
Already depicted on a quarter, the New River Gorge Bridge will soon have its own stamp. A new postage stamp featuring the New River Gorge Bridge will be unveiled 1 p.m. April 11 at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center in Lansing north of Fayetteville.
WANT A STAMP? First-day-of-issue postmarks can be ordered within 60 days by postal customers who buy new stamps at a local post office or through the Postal Service website at www.usps.com/shop. The new stamps should then be placed on addressed envelopes and mailed to New River Gorge Bridge Stamp, Postmaster, 120 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, WV 25840-9998. FAYETTEVILLE - A new stamp featuring the New River Gorge Bridge is more than just a scenic image for Clarence "Spud" Chandler of South Charleston.
FAYETTEVILLE - Two people died Saturday after a wreck on U.S. 19 near the New River Gorge Bridge. A Dodge Caravan from South Carolina and a Subaru Impreza from West Virginia collided near the entrance to the Burnwood Camp Grounds along U.S. 19 around noon Saturday, said Fayette County Sheriff Steve Kessler.
The 32nd Annual Bridge Day Festival takes place at the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County Saturday. The largest extreme sports event in the world, Bridge Day is held annually on the third Saturday in October. Hundreds of BASE jumpers and nearly 80,000 spectators are expected to attend.
D dailymail.com Take a video tour on the New River Gorge Bridge catwalk. FAYETTEVILLE - You can drive across the engineering marvel known as the New River Gorge Bridge any day you want.
FUTURE EVENTS * The U.S. Postal Service honors the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County with a new 2011 Priority Mail stamp at 1 p.m. Monday at the New River Gorge National River Canyon Rim Visitor Center, Fayetteville. (In case of a government shutdown, the event will be held at the Fayetteville Post Office, 120 W. Maple Ave.) One of the highest bridges in the United States, the New River Gorge Bridge features a 1,700-foot span that is the longest steel arch in the Western Hemisphere. This Priority Mail stamp features a digital illustration by Dan Cosgrove, of Clarendon Hills, Ill., depicting the New River Gorge Bridge near sunset.
FAYETTEVILLE - More than 400 jumpers are registered to parachute off the New River Gorge Bridge on Oct. 18, while 22 teams of climbers will rappel from its sides. More than 180 vendors have also signed up to cater to tourists on the one day a year that it's legal to walk on or jump off the 876- foot high span, said Cindy Dragan, chairwoman of the annual Bridge Day adrenaline fest.
Staff writer Moe Viletto and Eric Jones have worked as stunt doubles for Hollywood celebrities, but even that can't quite compare to BASE jumping off Fayetteville's 876-foot-tall New River Gorge Bridge.
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