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Earl M. Vickers Bridge

Fayette County, West Virginia, and Kanawha County, West Virginia

Photos 

Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

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BH Photo #249456

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on WV 6 in Smithers and Montgomery
Location
Montgomery, Fayette County, West Virginia, and Kanawha County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1956
Builders
- John F. Beasley Co. of Dallas, Texas (Erector)
- Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis, Missouri
Design
Polygonal Warren 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.
Also called
Montgomery Bridge
Vickers Bridge
Kanawha River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.18290, -81.31654   (decimal degrees)
38°10'58" N, 81°18'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/472277/4226156 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Montgomery
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
17,736
Inventory number
BH 35077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.3 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1956 (332)
Built during 1950s (4,015)
County line crossing (534)
Fayette County, West Virginia (70)
Have street view (29,293)
John F. Beasley Co. (9)
Kanawha County, West Virginia (68)
Kanawha River (18)
Montgomery, West Virginia (2)
Navigable waterway (2,212)
 Open (41,014)
Owned by state (16,594)
Polygonal Warren through truss (469)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,149)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,264)
Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co. (98)
Through truss (17,292)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,005)
Truss (36,060)
Warren truss (7,055)
West Virginia (1,554)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 25, 2021: Updated by Luke: Added builders per tweet from Stupp Bridge Co.
  • July 4, 2016: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • December 15, 2014: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • February 24, 2013: New photos from Ben Tate
  • February 28, 2011: Updated by Chris Patriarca: Update name to Earl M. Vickers Bridge
  • April 22, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Chris P.
  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Todd Wilson
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs
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Earl M. Vickers Bridge
Posted February 19, 2018, by Randall Huber (huberantiq [at] gmail [dot] com)

My father designed the Vickers bridge in 1951 for Modjeski & Masters, Harrisburg, PA. It was his first design out of college. Attached is his original architects rendering for the presentation to West Virginia Department of Transportation. They were awarded the design contract and it was built in 1956.