Bridge Overhead

The incomparable arch which superceded Fayette Station's bridge, from Fayette Station. This picture also shows the start of the series of rapids--the third is called "Old Nasty"--below the big bridge.

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A sense of scale: New River Bridge is 900 feet above the river, and the span is over a half mile long. An engineering marvel, and a beautiful structure.

Another scale: A century ago there was no bridge. Logging companies were taking the trees, and there were mines--and mining towns--every few hundred feet. The valley was filled with smoke, and the river was polluted.

Two hundred years ago this area was an unsurveyed wilderness. The place was considered to be nearly inaccessible.

Photo taken July 21, 2004 with my Nikon N90s.