Kanawha River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Tom Hall in July 2007

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Facts 

Overview

Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CR 13

Location

Fayette County, West Virginia

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1928

Design

Two-span, 12-panel Pennsylvania through truss with Camelback upper chords

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 400.0 ft.
Total length: 1,001.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.8 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.13833, -81.21333   (decimal degrees)
38°08'18" N, 81°12'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/481305/4221185 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Gauley Bridge

Inventory number

BH 35078 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 09/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 2.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2009)

350

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Update Log 

• February 24, 2013: New photos from Ben Tate
• August 27, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated bridge type
• May 14, 2010: New Street View added by Joshua Collins
• April 27, 2010: New photos from Tom Hall

Sources 

• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
• Matt Lohry
• Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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