New River Gorge Bridge
- proper noun
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Puente del Parque del Cañón del Río Nuevo
- The New River Gorge Bridge is one of the highest vehicular bridges in the United States.
Examples
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Many tourists visit the New River Gorge Bridge each October for the annual Bridge Day festival.
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The New River Gorge Bridge was completed in 1977 and remains a symbol of West Virginia's engineering prowess.
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Photographers love capturing the sunrise over the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.
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The New River Gorge Bridge is an architectural marvel.
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Have you ever visited the New River Gorge Bridge?
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Each year, thousands of thrill-seekers gather to base jump from the New River Gorge Bridge during the festival.
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Tourists often come to take breathtaking photos of the New River Gorge Bridge as it towers above the deep canyon.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from identifiable referents: 'New River' (a river name), 'gorge' (a deep valley) and 'bridge' (a span crossing a gap). A B1 learner who knows those words can infer it refers to a bridge spanning the New River Gorge even if they do not know the specific location or engineering details, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.
Etymology
New River Gorge Bridge was named for the deep gorge and the nearby New River that it crosses, so imagine a huge steel arch sitting high above a narrow, rocky valley. That's why the name points to a very tall, impressive bridge famous for its height and how it was built.
