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English: The New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia is a steel arch bridge that carries US 19 over the New River. It opened in 1977 and is the longest and highest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere at 3030 ft (924 m) long and 876 ft (267 m) high. The bridge hosts Bridge Day, an annual event in which it closes to vehicles, and participants are allowed to BASE jump to the valley floor below.
Español: El Puente del Barranco del Río Nuevo es un puente en arco hecho de acero laminado en Virginia Occidental en los Estados Unidos. El puente es 924 m de largo y 267 m de alto. El Día del Puente is un evento anual cuando el puente es cerrado y participantes pueden salto BASE a la río.
Français : Le pont sur la gorge de la New River près de Fayetteville, en Virginie-Occidentale est le plus long (924 m) et le plus haut (267 m) pont à arche d'acier des Amériques.
Magyar: Amerika leghosszabb (924 m) és legmagasabb (267 m) acélhídja, a New River Gorge híd a nyugat-virginiai Fayetteville közelében. |
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 16 February 2008. It was captioned as follows: English: The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, is the longest (3030 ft), highest (876 ft) steel-arch bridge in the Americas. Seen from the Fayette Station Bridge, near water level. Other languages:
Afrikaans: Die New River Gorge-brug naby Fayetteville in die Amerikaanse deelstaat West-Virginia vorm die langste en hoogste boogbrug in Amerika Asturianu: La ponte New River Gorge, metanes de Fayetteville, Virxinia Occidental, Estaos Xuníos. Ye la ponte d'arcu d'aceru más llarga y más alta d'América. Bosanski: Most na rijeci New River George pored Fayetteville-a u Zapadnoj Virdžiiji je najduži (924 m) i najviši (267 m) most tipa gvzodenog luka u Amerikama. Snimljen sa rijeke pored mosta Fayette Station. Dansk: New River Gorge Bridge nær Fayetteville i West Virginia er den længste og højeste stålbuebro i Amerika. Deutsch: Die New River Gorge Bridge nahe Fayetteville, West Virginia, ist die längste (1km) und höchste (250m) Stahl-Bogen-Brücke in Amerika. Aufgenommen von der Fayette Station Bridge in der Nähe des Wasserspiegels. English: The New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, is the longest (3030 ft), highest (876 ft) steel-arch bridge in the Americas. Seen from the Fayette Station Bridge, near water level. Español: Puente New River Gorge, cerca de Fayetteville, Virginia Occidental, Estados Unidos. Es el puente en arco de acero más largo y más alto de América. Esperanto: La Nova Rivero Gorĝo Ponto apud Fayetteville, Okcidenta Virginio, estas la plej longa (1km), plej alta (250m) ŝtaloĉef ponto en la Amerikoj. Vidita de la Fayette Stacio Ponto, apud akvo nivelo. Euskara: New River Gorge ibai gaineko zubia, Fayettevillen, Mendebaldeko Virginia, Estatu Batuak. Amerikako altzairuzko arku-zubi luzeena (924 m) eta altuena (267 m) da. Français : Le pont sur la gorge de la New River près de Fayetteville, en Virginie-Occidentale est le plus long (1 km) et le plus haut (250 m) pont à arche d'acier des Amériques. Íslenska: Brúin yfir New River Gorge nærri Fayetteville í Vestur-Virginíu er lengsta (924m) og hæsta (267m) stálbogabrú í Ameríku. Lietuvių: Naujosios Upės Tarpeklio Tiltas šalia Fejetvilio, Vakarų Virdžinija, yra ilgiausias (924 m)ir aukščiausias (267 ft) plieninės arkos tiltas Amerikose. Nufotografuotas iš Fayette Station Tilto, šalia vandeninio lygmens. Magyar: A New River Gorge híd a Nyugat-Virginiai Fayetteville közelében, amerika leghosszabb és legmagasabb acélhídja Nederlands: De New River Gorge Bridge nabij Fayetteville in de Amerikaanse staat West-Virginia vormt de langste en hoogste boogbrug van Amerika Polski: New River Gorge Bridge niedaleko Fayetteville (Wirginia Zachodnia) jest najdłuższym (1km) i najwyższym (250m) stalowym mostem łukowym na terenie obu Ameryk. Widziany z poziomu wody ze stacji Fayette Bridge. Português: Ponte New River Gorge próximo a Fayetteville, em West Virginia. É a ponte mais longa e mais alta em estrutura de aço em arco, das américas. Slovenčina: Most New River Gorge Bridge blízko mesta Fayetteville, Západná Virgínia, USA. Je najdlhší (924 m) a najvyšší (267 m) oceľový oblúkový most v oboch Amerikách. Pohľad od mosta Fayette Station Bridge z blízkosti vodnej hladiny. Svenska: New River Gorge Bridge utanför Fayetteville i West Virginia är den längsta och högsta stålbågbron i Amerika. Беларуская: Мост Нью-Рывер-Гордж (штат Заходняя Віргінія, ЗША), найдаўжэйшы і найвышэйшы ў Амерыцы сталёвы арачны мост. Русский: Мост Нью Ривер Горж около Файетвиля, Западная Вирджиния — самый длинный и самый высокий стальной арочный мост Америки. 한국어: 미국에서 가장 길고(1km) 높은(250m) 강철 아치교인 웨스트 버지니아 주 라파예트빌 근처의 뉴 리버 조지 브리지(New River Gorge Bridge). 日本語： アメリカ合衆国、ウェストバージニア州、ファイエットビレ近くのニュー・リバー・ジョージ・ブリッジ。世界で一番長く(3030フィート)、高い（876フィート）、スチール製のアーチ橋。水面近くのファイエット・ステーション・ブリッジより撮影。 粵語： 新河峡谷桥梁在Fayetteville, 西维吉尼亚附近, 是最长的(1km), 最高的(250m) 钢曲拱桥梁在美洲。看见从Fayette 驻地桥梁, 在水平面附近。 |
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