Cheat Lake Bridge

Photos

Overview during repainting

Photo taken by James Baughn

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Cheat Lake on I-68
Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1976
Design: Cantilevered Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 363.9 ft.
Total length: 1,966.0 ft.
Deck width: 81.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.66967, -79.86280 (decimal degrees)
39°40'11" N, 79°51'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/597538/4391712 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Lake Lynn
Inventory number: BH 42968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 29,000

Cheat Lake Bridge

Posted January 14, 2011, by Robert Thompson

I suppose during the repainting, it could be classed as a "covered bridge"...

Yeah. Bad joke.