It's also home to one of the tallest bridges in the country.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Like the iconic New River Gorge Bridge towering 850 feet above, the one-lane Tunney Hunsaker Bridge was a legend in its own time. When it opened to traffic in 1889, the 420-foot ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia’s largest one-day outdoor festival drew more than 120,000 people to Fayetteville on Saturday to walk on the 876-foot-high deck of the state’s iconic New River Gorge ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said today that the State of West Virginia will continue paying to keep national parks open during a key tourism season as the federal shutdown continues. West Virginia’s ...

LANSING, W.Va. (Amazing America) — Would you walk on a catwalk suspended 851 feet in the air above a river? West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge towers 876 feet above the New River, earning its ...

New River Gorge in West Virginia has long been a favorite of outdoorsy families because of its unique beauty (that iconic bridge!) and recreational offerings, from hiking to white water rafting and ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — It’s set to be a packed Fayette County Saturday for the annual bridge day festivities. North of 300 base jumpers will launch themselves from atop the New River Gorge Bridge and ...

Tourists view the New River Gorge Bridge on Saturday from an overlook at the visitors center for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) ...

I’m actually not fond of heights, but oddly, I’m attracted to height-related experiences. They’re freaky as all get-out for me, yet the prospect of views and thrills pulls me in like a magnet. And ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Division of Highways announced several bids have been awarded, including a repaving project along Interstate 79. After multiple patches of the roadway, the ...