Gauley Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Two miles to the southwest of Gauley Bridge, in Glen Ferris, is Kanawha Falls, a popular stopping point on Midland Trail Scenic Highway.

The community was named after a bridge over the Gauley River near the original town site.

[6] Gauley Bridge was close to the site of the Hawk's Nest incident, in which hundreds of people died in the 1920s and 1930s.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.9% White, 0.3% Native American, and 0.8% from two or more races.

37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.