Structure 43A186 · Ritchie County, WV

County Route 1 over Bonds Creek

Carries County Route 1 over Bonds Creek, 0.10 Mile S Of CR 16/4.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT96 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

96 ft end to end. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length95.8 ft29.2 m
Daily traffic500counted 2019
Last inspectedOctober 2021every 48 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.10 Mile S Of CR 16/4
CarriesCounty Route 1
CrossesBonds Creek
Coordinates39.30255, -81.05114

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length95.8 ft (29.2 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area219 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic500 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A186

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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