West Virginia State Quarter

Released on October 14, 2005, this is the 35th coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the fifthr released in 2005. West Virginia, admitted into the Union on June 20, 1863, featured the scenic beauty of the New River and the New River Gorge Bridge.

The New River Gorge Bridge, which was completed on October 22, 1977, reduced what was once a 40–minute drive down winding mountain roads to less than one minute. At 3,030 feet, with an arch length of 1,700 feet, the New River Gorge Bridge is the longest steel arch bridge in the country. The New River Gorge Bridge is also the second highest bridge in this country (876 feet), with only the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado ranking higher.

The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932.

The reverse (tails) design features the New River and the New River Gorge Bridge.

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• QUARTER DOLLAR

• WEST VIRGINIA
• 1863
• NEW RIVER GORGE
• 2005
• E PLURIBUS UNUM

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