Phil G. McDonald Bridge

Phil G. McDonald Bridge

Phil G. McDonald Bridge

Record: 664 m

Height Record: 213 m

Main Span Record: 239 m

The Phil G. McDonald Memorial Bridge, also known as the Glade Creek Bridge, is a deck truss bridge located in Raleigh County, West Virginia near the city of Beckley. The bridge is among the ten highest bridges in the United States, and the highest bridge within the Interstate Highway System being a part of I-64, with a deck height of 700 ft (213 m) above Glade Creek. The bridge is also among the top hundred highest bridges in the world.

The bridge is named after West Virginia native Phill G. McDonald (the official bridge name is missing the second 'L') who was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War. The bridge has a main span length of 784 ft (239 m) and a total length of 2,179 ft (664 m). The completion of the bridge was the final part of I-64 to be built in West Virginia with Governor Arch Moore opening the bridge at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 15 July 1988.

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Phil G. McDonald Bridge

The highest bridge on the Interstate System is the Phil G. McDonald Bridge on Interstate 64 near Beckley, West Virginia. The bridge rises 700 feet above Glade Creek and opened in 1988. The opening of the McDonald Bridge completed I-64 in West Virginia. Phil G. McDonald Bridge 1
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The highest bridge on the Interstate System is the Phil G. McDonald Bridge on Interstate 64 near Beckley, West Virginia. The bridge rises 700 feet above Glade Creek and opened in 1988. The opening of the McDonald Bridge completed I-64 in West Virginia. Phil G. McDonald Bridge 1

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Phil G. McDonald Bridge from bottom of Glade Creek canyon. Phil G. McDonald Bridge 13
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