CHARLESTON — A state and federal project underway for a Huntington bridge could be rolled out to other West Virginia bridges to identify structural issues before they become hazards.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state Department of Transportation Cabinet Secretary Stephen Todd Rumbaugh joined Shaz Umer, director of strategic initiatives for the U.S. Department of Transportation, for an event Thursday morning in Huntington.

The officials were celebrating the initial phase of a $812,000 West Virginia Structural Health Monitoring Project on the Frank Gatski Memorial Bridge connecting East Huntington to Ohio Route 7.

The project, begun by the state Department of Transportation last year, is being funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing

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