
This bridge carries US19 across the New River near Fayetteville, north of Beckley. There is a parking lot and observation area a short distance from one end of the bridge. Steel arch bridge with the roadway above the arch. The bridge was completed in 1977 (or 1978 - sources vary) and has an incredible span of 1700 feet. The total length of the bridge is 3030 feet and the roadway width is 72 feet. At the time of its construction it was the world's longest steel arch bridge.