The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers at
The New River Gorge Catwalk
and the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
October 4, 2011
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USA map showing location of WVWest Virginia map showin location of the New River GorgeWest Virginia quarter

The two RV Gypsies walked across the New River Gorge on the under-structure of the World famous New River Gorge Arch Bridge - across the canyon on a 24-inch-wide catwalk, 851 feet above the river - in West Virginia.
Below: The view of the New River Gorge Bridge from the National Park Service Overlook. Cars on the bridge - and the catwalk directly under the bridge.
the New River Gorge Bridge from the National Park Service Overlook the New River Gorge Bridge from the National Park Service Overlook
Karen Duquette and The New River Gorge Bridge
clipart of a History Book"The New River Gorge Bridge is a steel arch bridge 3,030 feet long over the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. With an arch 1,700 feet long, the New River Gorge Bridge was for many years the world's longest arch bridge; it is now the third longest. The bridge is crossed by an average of 16,200 motor vehicles per day.

The roadway of the New River Gorge Bridge is 876 feet above the New River, making it the fifth highest vehicular bridge in the world, and the second highest in the Americas. When it opened in 1977, the New River Gorge Bridge was the highest vehicular bridge in the world, a record it kept until 2004."

In 2005, the structure was further immortalized when a depiction of the span was placed on the West Virginia state quarter. http
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_Gorge_Bridge
Views of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk as seen from the Fayette Station Road below
the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk  from the road
Karen Duquette and the New River Gorge Bridge
the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk
the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk
the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk
the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk
Below: View of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk as seen from the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
View of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk from the
View of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk from the
Lee Duquette on The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
the river seen from the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Below: The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge and view from the other side of the bridge.
The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
view from The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
View of the New River Gorge Bridge
View of the New River Gorge Bridge
Below; View of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk as seen from the boat ramp
View of the New River Gorge Bridge and the catwalk from the boat ramp
Lee Duquette
Karen Duquette and the New River Gorge Bridge
the New River Gorge Bridge
the river
the river
Below: The two RV Gypsies turned their back on the bridge to photograph a different view of the river.
a different view of the river.
a different view of the river.
continue on to the next adventure of the two RV GypsiesContinue on to learn some history and see photos of the two RV Gypsies walking across the New River Gorge on the under-structure of the New River Gorge Arch Bridge across the canyon on a 24-inch-wide catwalk, 851 feet above the river - and amazing photos of the gorge below