Capon Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016

BH Photo #361335

Overview: Through truss bridge over Cacapon River on US 50 in Capon Bridge
Location: Capon Bridge, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: WVDOH plans to renovate the bridge in 2019-2020.
History: Built 1933
Builders: - E.R. Mills
- Wheeling Structural Steel Co.
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.7 ft.
Also called: Cacapon River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.29782, -78.43485 (decimal degrees)
39°17'52" N, 78°26'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/721201/4352963 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Capon Bridge
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 6,377
Inventory number: BH 35125 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 34.1 (out of 100)
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