New I-64 bridge's mammoth balancing act intrigues passersby
The new Interstate 64 bridge under construction appears to be balanced precariously over MacCorkle Avenue near Jefferson Road. State highway officials say it is safe to drive under the construction site because the load is properly distributed over the support.
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Traffic is diverted along MacCorkle Avenue as concrete is pumped up to the new four-lane bridge.
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Work continues on the new Interstate 64 bridge between South Charleston and Dunbar. Brayman Construction, of Saxonburg, Pa., won the bid to construct the four-lane bridge.
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The new Interstate 64 bridge under construction appears to be balanced precariously over MacCorkle Avenue near Jefferson Road.
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Cranes lift materials to the construction site high above the Kanawha River. Though no piers or support beam holds up either end of the bridge, the structure safe to drive under, officials say.
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Ironworkers Brock Neely, of Princeton, and Wade Evans, of Buffalo, tie reinforcement rods together as part of the construction process on the new Interstate 64 bridge in South Charleston.
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