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A river of the southeast United States flowing about 515 km (320 mi) from the Blue Ridge in northwest North Carolina northeast across southwest Virginia then northwest to the Allegheny Plateau in south-central West Virginia.

 

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: New River
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River, southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia, U.S. It is formed in North Carolina and flows north across Virginia into West Virginia, where it joins the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River. It is about 255 mi (410 km) long and is spanned by one of the longest steel-arch bridges in the world, the New River Gorge bridge near Fayetteville, W.Va., whose main span is 1,700 ft (518 m).

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British History: New River
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As Elizabethan London grew, the demand for water outstripped supply, prompting Sir Hugh Myddleton to construct an artificial waterway from Ware in Hertfordshire (1609-13). Its 39-mile meander terminated at the New River Head, near King's Cross Road.

 
Columbia Encyclopedia: New River
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New River, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Blue Ridge, NW N.C. It flows NE through SW Virginia, then NW into West Virginia where it joins with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River. It is used extensively to generate electricity. Bluestone Dam (completed 1952), near Hinton, W.Va., provides flood control and power, and its reservoir extends 36 mi (58 km) upstream. The New River Bridge, built across the River Gorge, is the largest steel-arch bridge in the United States.

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