Bridge and Project Facts:- The Donald M Legg Memorial Bridge opened to traffic in 1962. It has served the community for 60 years.
- An increase in traffic between Charleston and Huntington on I-64 has created bottlenecks and backups on the bridge as the community continued to grow.
- Governor Jim Justice's Roads to Prosperity program made it possible to replace the bridge and widen the interstate.
- The new Nitro WWI Memorial Bridge, constructed under the Roads to Prosperity program, opened on Friday, October 28, 2022.
- The Nitro WWI Memorial Bridge currently carries both westbound and eastbound traffic.
- When the old Donald M Legg Memorial Bridge is gone, a new one will be built in its place. The Nitro WWI Memorial Bridge will carry westbound traffic and the new Donald M Legg Memorial Bridge, its twin, will carry eastbound.
- There are multiple interstate widening and interchange projects occurring on I-64 as part of the Roads to Prosperity program. The projects will allow growth and economic development through the region, while improving safety for drivers.
- The section of the Donald M Legg Memorial Bridge lowered on December 21, 2022 weighed approximately 1,720,000 pounds.
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