Structure 8A002 · Clay County, WV

County Route 1 over Porter Creek

Carries County Route 1 over Porter Creek, 0.04 Mile South Of CR 6.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

36 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 slab bridge.

Built193888 years old
Length36.4 ft11.1 m
Daily traffic400counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Location0.04 Mile South Of CR 6
CarriesCounty Route 1
CrossesPorter Creek
Coordinates38.42826, -81.23771

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length36.4 ft (11.1 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area62.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1938

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000008A002

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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