Official Bridge Day 2024 Information — Bridge Day
3 days ago · Bridge Day, one of the largest extreme sports event in the world, is held annually on the third Saturday in October in Fayette County, West Virginia (W Countdown to Bridge Day! Catch the BASE jumpers leaping 800+ feet into the New River Gorge below!
Bridge Day 2024: Everything You Need to Know About the New …
Sep 20, 2024 · Held annually on the third Saturday of October, it’s the one day when BASE jumpers are legally allowed to leap off the New River Gorge Bridge, and spectators can walk across this iconic structure. The event draws thousands of visitors to witness adrenaline-pumping jumps, rappels, and fall colors.
Bridge Day 2024: West Virginia’s largest festival returns this …
4 days ago · The origins of Bridge Day date back to November 8, 1980, three years after the bridge was officially opened. The first event featured two parachutists landing on the bridge from an airplane, followed by five BASE jumpers leaping from the bridge into the gorge below. Visitors were also invited to walk the entire 3,000-foot span of the bridge ...
Schedule of events for Bridge Day in 2024 - WVNS
Oct 9, 2024 · According to the official Bridge Day website, the event schedule for Bridge Day on Saturday, October 19, 2024 will include: 5:30 a.m. – Vendors arrive at designated staging lots. 7:00 a.m. – Route 19 closes to traffic and the detour begins. 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Active SWV’s Bridge Day 5K Run Racers arrive at designated pickup spots.
Major WV highway closed Saturday for Bridge Day - WBOY 12 …
3 days ago · Updated: Oct 18, 2024 / 11:08 AM EDT. FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The New River Gorge Bridge on U.S. Highway 19 in West Virginia will be closed for most of the day on Oct. 19. FILE – Someone BASE jumping on Bridge Day in 2019 (Courtesy: WV Tourism) Bridge Day is the largest one-day festival in West Virginia.
Bridge Day - YouTube
Welcome to West Virginia's largest single-day festival! Every third Saturday in October, thousands of people gather on the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia to watch...
'World series of base jumping': 80,000 gather for New River Gorge ...
2 days ago · FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers take the leap off the New ...
45 years of the Bridge Day we know and love, but how did it all …
Sep 23, 2024 · FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY)—The infamous New River Gorge Bridge attracts thousands of people every year for one day. “So, on Bridge Day, the third Saturday of every October, we shut down Route 19 and throw the biggest one-day festival in the state of West Virginia,” said Tim Naylor, Executive assistant, Fayette County Chamber of Commerce.
Bridge Day History
The first New River Gorge Bridge Day was held on November 8. There were two parachutists that jumped from a plane onto the bridge. There were five parachutists that jumped from the bridge into the Gorge. 5,500 certificates were given out to …
Bridge Day 101: Everything You Need to Know
Sep 17, 2012 · What is Bridge Day? Bridge Day celebrates the New River Gorge Bridge, the area, and the fall season. Its humble beginnings were actually just a dedication ceremony for the Bridge on October 22, 1977. The public was allowed to walk on and view this magnificent structure and its beautiful surroundings.