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Christine West Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over US-19, East River on US 52
- Location
- Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic
- Future prospects
- Part of the future King Coal Highway. Route 460 at John Nash Boulevard to Airport Road scheduled to be completed November 19, 2021.
- History
- Built in 2009 as part of the US 52 King Coal Highway.
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Dimensions
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Span length: 1,190.0 ft.
Total length: 1,190.0 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.28054, -81.17198 (decimal degrees)
37°16'50" N, 81°10'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/484754/4126008 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 88680 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 15, 2020: New Street View added by Doug Klingerman
- March 23, 2020: New photos from Aaron Stone
Sources
- Aaron Stone
- Doug K
- Residents hopeful about construction project in Bluefield, "Christine West Bridge" - Update on high construction progress as of May 7, 2019
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