Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Gauley Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 614 at the 2010 census. The Kanawha River is formed at Gauley Bridge by the confluence of the New and Gauley Rivers. Two miles to the southwest of Gauley Bridge, in Glen Ferris, is Kanawha Falls, a popular stopping point on Midland Trail Scenic Highway.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia | |
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Town | |
Location of Gauley Bridge in Fayette County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′4″N 81°11′49″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 614 |
| • Estimate (2019) | 553 |
| • Density | 349.56/sq mi (134.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25085 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-30364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554543 |
| Website | https://local.wv.gov/gauleybridge/Pages/default.aspx |
The community was named after a bridge over the Gauley River near the original town site. Gauley Bridge was close to the site of the Hawk's Nest incident, in which hundreds of people died in the 1920s and 1930s.
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