Historic Bridges
of the United States
Kanawha River Bridge
Fayette County
,
West Virginia
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on WV 6 in Smithers
Location
Fayette County
,
West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1956
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 485.9 ft.
Total length: 1,665.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.18167, -81.31833
(decimal degrees)
38°10'54" N, 81°19'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 35077
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
6,600
Categories
Built 1956
(127)
Built during 1950s
(1,402)
Fayette County, West Virginia
(23)
Functionally obsolete
(5,075)
Kanawha River
(9)
Open
(21,634)
Owned by state
(6,548)
Span length 250-500 feet
(575)
Through truss
(5,255)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(700)
Truss
(15,801)
West Virginia
(754)
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