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This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the
Kanawha River , and its continuation the
New River , from its mouth at the
Ohio River to the split between the North and South Forks of the New River. Pedestrian-only bridges are marked in italics.
West Virginia
Virginia and North Carolina
All locations are in Virginia unless otherwise specified
Image
Crossing
Location
Opened
Coordinates
Notes
Giles County
US 460 (Virginia Avenue)
Glen Lyn
1969, 1986
[28]
37°22′21″N 80°51′45″W / 37.3726°N 80.8624°W / 37.3726; -80.8624
Virginian Railway bridge (ruined)
SR 61 (MacArthur Lane)
Narrows
2013
[28]
37°20′04″N 80°48′33″W / 37.3345°N 80.8091°W / 37.3345; -80.8091
NS
Whitethorne District
US 460 (Virginia Avenue)
Pearisburg
1978, 2001
[28]
37°20′25″N 80°45′29″W / 37.3403°N 80.7580°W / 37.3403; -80.7580
NS railroad bridge
US 460 (Virginia Avenue)
Ripplemead
1974
[28]
37°19′49″N 80°40′40″W / 37.3303°N 80.6779°W / 37.3303; -80.6779
Pembroke Bridge (disused)
Pembroke
SR 623 (Rocky Hollow Road)
1996
[28]
SR 730 (Eggleston Road)
Eggleston
1980
[28]
Pulaski County –
Montgomery County
Radford Army Ammunition Plant bridge
1943
[29]
NS
Christiansburg District
SR 114 (Peppers Ferry Boulevard)
Fairlawn –
Centerville
1990, 2013
[29]
37°09′42″N 80°33′08″W / 37.1617°N 80.5521°W / 37.1617; -80.5521
Pulaski County–
Radford
New River Bridge
US 11 (Lee Highway)
Fairlawn–
Radford
2002, 2005
[30]
37°08′20″N 80°34′28″W / 37.1388°N 80.5745°W / 37.1388; -80.5745
NS
Pulaski District
New River –Radford
Ingles Ferry Bridge
I-81
Radford
1965
[29]
37°05′21″N 80°34′49″W / 37.0893°N 80.5802°W / 37.0893; -80.5802
Pulaski County
Claytor Dam
Lowmans Ferry Bridge
SR 672 (Lowmans Ferry Road)
Mack Creek Village
New River Trail
Hiwassee
Wythe County
SR 100 (Wysor Highway)
Barren Springs
2007
[31]
36°55′08″N 80°48′19″W / 36.9189°N 80.8052°W / 36.9189; -80.8052
US 52 (Fort Chiswell Road)
Galena
1997
[31]
36°52′17″N 80°52′08″W / 36.8713°N 80.8689°W / 36.8713; -80.8689
I-77
1978, 1980
[31]
36°52′16″N 80°52′20″W / 36.8711°N 80.8721°W / 36.8711; -80.8721
SR 636 (Store Hill Road)
Austinville
1987
[31]
New River Trail
Carroll County
Buck Dam Buck Dam Road
Byllesby Dam
Fries Junction Bridge
SR 606 (Fries Road)
Fries
1959
[32]
Fries Dam
Grayson County
SR 94 (Riverside Drive)
2011
[33]
36°38′46″N 80°58′44″W / 36.6461°N 80.9788°W / 36.6461; -80.9788
US 58 /
US 221 (Grayson Parkway)
Baywood
1979, 1999
[33]
36°36′46″N 81°02′45″W / 36.6127°N 81.0458°W / 36.6127; -81.0458
US 21 /
US 221 (New River Parkway)
1989
[33]
36°34′33″N 81°09′28″W / 36.5758°N 81.1579°W / 36.5758; -81.1579
Alleghany County, North Carolina
CR 1345 (Farmers Fish Camp Road)
Amelia, North Carolina
2015
[34]
Grayson County
Bridle Creek Bridge
SR 601 (Cox's Chapel Road)
1956
[33]
Fields Dam
J. Cam Fields Memorial Bridge
SR 93 (County Line Road)
Mouth of Wilson
1982
[33]
36°35′07″N 81°18′50″W / 36.5852°N 81.3140°W / 36.5852; -81.3140
Ashe County, North Carolina –Alleghany County, North Carolina
New River splits into
North Fork and
South Fork
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