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Glade Creek Bridge - Built 1988

Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

At 700 feet tall, it is the tallest bridge on the US Interstate System.

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Glade Creek on I-64
Location: Raleigh County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1988
Design: Deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 784.2 ft.
Total length: 2,189.1 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 71.9 ft.
Also called: Phil G McDonald Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.76837, -81.04001 (decimal degrees)
37°46'06" N, 81°02'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/496475/4180116 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Prince
Inventory number: BH 50958 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 14,500