Glade Creek (New River tributary)

Glade Creek is a major tributary of the New River in Raleigh [County, West Virginia]. Glade Creek lies within the largest side valley off New River in the New River Gorge National River area.

Canyon

Immediately north of Glade Creek Reservoir, Glade Creek begins its canyon section. The canyon varies from about in depth at its upstream end to over deep near its mouth at the New River southeast of Prince.
Much of the lower canyon is traversed by an abandoned railroad bed. Today, this former railbed is maintained as a hiking trail by New River Gorge National River.

Phil G. McDonald Bridge

Approximately upstream of its mouth, Glade Creek is crossed by Interstate 64 on the Phil G. McDonald Memorial Bridge, also known as the Glade Creek Bridge. This long deck truss bridge towers above the creek bed, and was the highest Interstate bridge in the United States before the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge was designated as part of Interstate 11 in 2018.