The Phil G. McDonald Memorial Bridge, also known as the ''Glade Creek Bridge'', is a deck truss bridge located in

Raleigh County, West Virginia Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. Its county seat is Beckley. The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh County is included in the ...

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 above

Glade Creek Glade Creek may refer to: * Glade Creek (Georgia), a stream in the US state of Georgia * Glade Creek (Idaho), a stream in Idaho * Glade Creek (Manns Creek), a tributary of Manns Creek, in its turn a New River tributary, in Fayette County, West Vir ...

. The bridge is also among the top hundred highest bridges in the world. The bridge is named after West Virginia native

Phill G. McDonald Phill Gene McDonald (September 13, 1941 – June 7, 1968) 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. Biography McDonald joined the ...

(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 and a total length of . 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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Road bridges in West Virginia Truss bridges in the United States Buildings and structures in Raleigh County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-bridge-struct-stub