My first Bridge Day in West Virginia! Bridge Day is the largest one-day festival in West Virginia. On the third Saturday in October, they close down the bridge to traffic and open it up to rappellers and BASE jumpers to have fun on the 876-foot tall structure!

The New River Gorge Bridge is the world’s third longest steel arch bridge with a main span of 1,700 feet. At 876 feet above the New River, the New River Gorge Bridge is the third highest bridge in the United States and the thirteenth highest bridge in the world.

Below is members from my team walking to the Bridge early in the morning to rig our rope.

The view from the catwalk.

Bob Handley, a living caving legend.

Ellen begins her rappel.

The view looking up while on rappel.

And another view looking down while rappelling.