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Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge

Kanawha County, West Virginia

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Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge traveling east

Photo taken by Chris Patriarca in October 2008

BH Photo #194448

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Interstate 64
Location
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1975
Builder
- Foster & Creighton Construction Co. of Nashville, Tennessee
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Total length: 2,247.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Also called
Fort Hill Bridge
I-64 E & W Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.35522, -81.64840   (decimal degrees)
38°21'19" N, 81°38'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/443347/4245427 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Charleston West
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
132,620
Inventory number
BH 48296 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 65 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1975 (103)
Built during 1970s (993)
Charleston, West Virginia (21)
Deck girder (6,298)
Double-barreled (98)
Foster & Creighton Construction Co. (3)
Girder (11,159)
Have street view (28,872)
Kanawha County, West Virginia (68)
Kanawha River (18)
 Open (40,958)
Owned by state (16,547)
Polygonal Warren through truss (465)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (126)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,139)
Through truss (16,699)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,991)
Truss (35,365)
Warren truss (6,994)
West Virginia (1,552)

Update Log 

  • January 8, 2022: New photos from Mark Boettcher
  • December 3, 2019: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • November 15, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 1, 2013: New Street View added by Michael Miller
  • February 24, 2013: New photos from Ben Tate
  • February 28, 2011: Added by Chris Patriarca

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Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge
Posted August 9, 2013, by Michael Miller (michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Here is a picture I took in the Spring of 2012 upstream on the northern bank of the Kanawha River. The Patrick Street & C&O Railway Bridge are both in the background.

Before the bridge was named after Eugene Carter, it was known as the Fort Hill Bridge.