Moundsville / Capt. James Harrod

Historical marker location:

Moundsville, West Virginia

( Marker is on 7th Street east of Lafayette Avenue (West Virginia Route 2), on the left when traveling east.)

The New River Gorge Bridge, located in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is the longest steel arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere. It was completed in 1977 and spans 3,030 feet across the New River Gorge.