Bridge Day is still on for now, but the event could be on the ropes. Committee members learned Wednesday that BASE jumpers who plunge more than 800 feet off the New River Gorge Bridge, will not be participating this year over concerns about available health care in an emergency amid the pandemic.
Bridge Day committee members plan to vote next Wednesday, Sept. 29, on whether the annual event will take place. Just a week ago, Bridge Day committee members shot down a motion to cancel the Oct. 16 event. Bridge Day was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.