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Chuck Yeager Bridge

Kanawha County, West Virginia

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

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BH Photo #249458

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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. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 37.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Also called
Charles Chuck Yeager Bridge
Kanawha River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.31000, -81.56167   (decimal degrees)
38°18'36" N, 81°33'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/450895/4240360 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Charleston East
Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
19,378
Inventory number
BH 35237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1954 (381)
Built during 1950s (4,050)
Charleston, West Virginia (21)
Flared (403)
Functionally obsolete (5,762)
Have street view (29,908)
Interstate 77 (8)
Kanawha County, West Virginia (69)
 Kanawha River (18)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
Open (41,202)
Owned by state (16,652)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,285)
Through truss (17,876)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,023)
Truss (36,781)
West Virginia (1,600)

Update Log 

  • June 13, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 16, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • October 1, 2013: New Street View added by Michael Miller
  • February 24, 2013: New photo from Ben Tate
  • February 28, 2011: Updated by Chris Patriarca: Update name to Chuck Yeager Bridge
  • April 22, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • Chris P.
  • Todd Wilson
  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Kanawha River Bridge
Posted November 14, 2009, by Tom

I should have been more specific. This bridge carries SB I-64/77 where the WV turnpike begins. The turnpike was two lanes until the interstates were constructed and the NB bridge was added. The I-64 bridge that looks like a bowstring in downtown Charleston is called the Eugene A. Carter or Fort Hill Bridge.

Kanawha River Bridge
Posted November 11, 2009, by Tom Hoffman (tehoffm [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This is the Chuck Yeager Bridge. The bridge is truss with an arch in the middle almost like the I-275 Ohio River bridge and the I-57 Mississippi River Bridge. A twin structure was added for northbound traffic at some later date. I-64 crosses the Kanawha River four times in the Charleston area including here. The first bridge I commented on, the second is concrete and a twin structure is nearing completion beside it, and the third is interesting the way it looks like a big modern bowstring truss. Charleston does have a great collection of bridges.