The Interpreter Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 Catwalk opening soon at New River Gorge New River Gorge visitors will be able to walk directly across the canyon on a 30-inch-wide steel span 850 feet above the river starting in the spring. The National Park Service has picked Bridge Walk LLC to provide year-round guided tours on the New River Bridge's maintenance catwalk, according to The Charleston Gazette. The catwalk is a 30-inch-wide path that hangs below the bridge and stretches more than 3,000 feet across the canyon. Bridge Walk and the state Department of Transportation will coordinate the development of a safety system for catwalk hikers, and work out a catwalk-access plan. Bridge Walk's managing partner, Benjy Simpson, said catwalk hikers would wear climbing-type harnesses and clip on to a secure overhead cable.... Also includes a list of boofests at parks and links... http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09277/1002404-37.stm Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted October 4, 2009 Posted October 4, 2009 That sounds pretty cool. I have never been there but 850 feet is a ways up there. Quote
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