Historic Bridges
of the United States
Kanawha River Bridge
Kanawha County
,
West Virginia
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on US 60 in Charleston
Location
Charleston
,
Kanawha County
,
West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 436.0 ft.
Total length: 1,769.1 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.36500, -81.66833
(decimal degrees)
38°21'54" N, 81°40'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/441613/4246525
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Charleston West
Inventory number
BH 35235
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
19,500
Categories
Built 1930
(850)
Built during 1930s
(5,230)
Charleston, West Virginia
(7)
Functionally obsolete
(5,108)
Kanawha County, West Virginia
(20)
Kanawha River
(9)
NR-eligible
(2,574)
Open
(21,822)
Owned by state
(6,645)
Span length 250-500 feet
(587)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(715)
Truss
(16,067)
US 60
(40)
West Virginia
(763)
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