I preached in a church not far from here, and whisked across the bridge in about 30 seconds. My motel room was on the opposite side of the bridge from the church. I was wondering how long that would have took in the old days. The site at www.nps.gov/archive/neri/bridge.htm gave my answer. Be sure and visit the site. They have better photos than mine.
"For years crossing the New River gorge meant long detours, or carefully winding your way down narrow mountain roads. It was not until the completion of the New River Gorge Bridge on October 22, 1977, that this travel problem was solved. However, the solution was not an easy one. Many technical problems had to be overcome. The bridge reduced a 40-minute drive down narrow mountain roads and across one of America's oldest rivers to less than one minute."
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