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New River Gorge Bridge

I stand at the edge of a canyon wide
Looking out over the tree-lined gorge
Two miles at least to the other side
Unless one chooses the river to forge,
Once was a tedious journey to cross
We always planned to take a full day
Now, it’s twenty minutes to crisscross
Giving us plenty of time in town to play,
A structural marvel, a single span bridge
A modern-day miracle years in making
It flows gracefully from ridge to ridge,
I tell you, it is incredibly breath-taking. 

Written May 26, 2022

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 6/2/2022 4:18:00 AM I think this must be one fine bridge "A structural marvel, a single span bridge A modern-day miracle years in making" Wow! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 6/2/2022 9:36:00 AM Yes. If you ever have the opportunity to come East, I hope you will plan a visit to America's newest national park "The New River Gorge." It is beautiful.

J. Summers Date: 5/28/2022 12:47:00 PM I can’t be too far from the bridge living here in East Tennessee. I have a model railroad friend from around there and he built a replica for his layout. Good read and descriptive. John Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/28/2022 12:49:00 PM Hi J. If you ever have opportunity and time, you should drive up to the newest national park and take a look at the engineering miracle. Thanks!

Thomas Wells Date: 5/27/2022 10:09:00 AM This reminds me of the 8 bridges near me, stretching across San Francisco Bay. They are truly engineering miracles and things of beauty. Thank you for the recall! Take care - Thomas Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/27/2022 11:03:00 AM Thank you, Thomas. I have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge a couple of times. These bridges are simply amazing and so beautiful.

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/27/2022 9:00:00 AM Sounds an amazing piece of engineering Milton as you say reduces travelling time and joins communities. I know from your previous poems what a beautiful place it is. Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/27/2022 9:19:00 AM Tom, I was fortunate to be born and raised in one of the prettiest places in the United States. Thanks for your thoughts.

Bill Baker Date: 5/26/2022 10:31:00 PM The amazing miracles of engineering! Nice rhyme, Milt. Alt title ... Ode to the Gorge Bridge. Write On! Bill Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/27/2022 5:43:00 AM Thanks, Bill. It is indeed a miracle of engineering.

Gershon Wolf Date: 5/26/2022 7:36:00 PM Good thing that the bridge is not named after 'George' You-Know-Who. Now that's a bridge over troubled water, or so it seems today... Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/27/2022 5:44:00 AM Bush? I can't think of why it even might have been, gw. Thanks.

Kenneth Cheney Date: 5/26/2022 3:39:00 PM It is a breathtaking place Milt. Thanks for writing about it. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/26/2022 6:46:00 PM Thanks, Kenneth. I was born on the Hico, WV side of it, across the bridge from Fayetteville, WV. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing it built. I would make trips from wherever I happened to be to see the progress. It was amazing!

Jeff Kyser Date: 5/26/2022 3:17:00 PM I'd like to see that! Nice descriptive imagery Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/26/2022 3:21:00 PM Thanks, Jeff. It is one of the most beautiful places in a beautiful state. The New River, old or older than the Nile, flows north through the state to Gauley Bridge where it joins with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River. The newest National Park, by the way.