South Side Bridge (Charleston, West Virginia)

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Through truss bridge over Kanawha Blvd., Maccorkle Ave. (WV 61), CSX Transportation, Kanawha River on Dickinson Street in Charleston

Location: Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Status: Open to traffic

History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1990

Design: Through truss

Dimensions
Length of largest span: 420.0 ft.
Total length: 1,148.0 ft.
Deck width: 38.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.

Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.34833, -81.63667 (decimal degrees)
38°20'54" N, 81°38'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates
17/444367/4244656 (zone/easting/northing)

Inspection (as of 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 14,594

source: bridgehunter.com/wv/kanawha/20A901/

According to legend, famed test pilot Chuck Yeager, a West Virginia native, flew a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star UNDER this bridge during a boat racing event sponsored by the local newspaper. Yeager was expected to do only a fly-by during the event but surprised the assembled crowds when he accelerated to around 500kts, flew under the bridge and pulled up into a victory roll before heading back to base......