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Gauley Bridge West Virginia Map

Explore Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

How to Use This Gauley Bridge, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gauley Bridge.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Gauley Bridge
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Fayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.166817
Longitude	-81.209438
Population	553
Density	135.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	25085, 25090
Area Code	304
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Fayette County School District

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About Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

Gauley Bridge is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 553. The population density is 135.0 people per km². Gauley Bridge is located at 38.1668°N, 81.2094°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Gauley Bridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 25085, 25090.

Gauley Bridge occupies a steep, narrow corridor where the earth rises in sharp, forested inclines that hem the horizon. It lies 26.9 miles east-southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 118°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Fayetteville. Scrabble Creek carves a brisk, clear path through the local topography, its waters tumbling toward the main channel with a persistent, percussive rhythm that defines the auditory landscape of the valley floor. Above the town, the air often holds a cool, damp weight, particularly during the transition of dusk when the shadows stretch long and blue across the uneven terrain. B. Rhinehart Park provides a quiet vantage point to observe the interplay of light against the timbered slopes, offering a sense of scale against the immense, ancient weight of the land.

Gauley Bridge maintains a character forged by the relentless industry of the coal era and the hard-won resilience of those who labored in the deep seams of the region. The proximity of the impressive Kanawha Falls serves as a constant reminder of the raw energy that once powered local commerce and continues to shape the physical limits of the settlement. While the economic pulse has shifted from its original, heavy industrial foundations, the legacy of the workforce remains etched into the architecture and the quiet, deliberate pace of daily life. Those seeking a broader horizon might look toward the distant Appalachian Mountains, but the immediate world here is defined by the intimate, vertical geometry of Litchford Hollow and the enduring, rugged spirit of the local inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Travellers Field (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 358° N
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 199° S
B. Rhinehart Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 092° E
B. Rhinehart Park. (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 092° E
Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 181° S
Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 191° S
Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 130° SE
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 129° SE
Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 124° SE
Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 125° SE
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 135° SE · 53k acres
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 051° NE · 5,067 acres
Piller (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 131° SE
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 144° SE
Fayette Theater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 144° SE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 144° SE
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 164° S
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 248° W
Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 166° S
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 14.7 mi, 156° SE
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 138° SE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 168° S
Rush Run Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 150° SE
Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 141° SE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 162° S
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 165° S
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 173° S
Summersville Lake State Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.0 mi, 075° E
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 24.7 mi, 298° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 32.0 mi, 075° E · 922k acres

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