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 Southbound I-77 in Charleston
Location
Charleston
,
Kanawha County
,
West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1986
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 474.1 ft.
Total length: 2,166.1 ft.
Deck width: 37.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.31000, -81.56167
(decimal degrees)
38°18'36" N, 81°33'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 35237
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2004)
19,500
Categories
Built 1954
(132)
Built during 1950s
(1,400)
Charleston, West Virginia
(7)
Functionally obsolete
(5,066)
I-77
(5)
Kanawha County, West Virginia
(20)
Kanawha River
(9)
Open
(21,586)
Owned by state
(6,530)
Span length 250-500 feet
(571)
Through truss
(5,226)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(696)
Truss
(15,761)
West Virginia
(754)
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