A bridge carrying the West Virginia Turnpike over the Kanawha River is set to get a makeover. The northbound and southbound spans of the Charles Chuck Yeager Bridge near Charleston will get a $16 million repainting. The West Virginia Division of Transportation said the bridge will be painted gold and blue in honor of Yeager, a Hamlin native who was the first man to officially break the sound barrier. The southern span of the bridge was built in 1952 as part of the original alignment of the West Virginia Turnpike. The northbound bridge was built in 1980. The project was awarded to Southern Road and Bridge LLC.