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Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Bluestone River on I-77 S
Location: Mercer County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1954; rehabilitated 1983
Design: Deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 504.0 ft.
Total length: 1,340.9 ft.
Deck width: 34.8 ft.
Also called: C. H. Charlton Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.47833, -81.07333 (decimal degrees)
37°28'42" N, 81°04'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/493516/4147940 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Athens
Inventory number: BH 35379 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 16,000