Structure 8A118 · Clay County, WV

County Route 11 over Elk River

Carries County Route 11 over Elk River, 0.01 Mil W. Of Wv 16.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT614 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

614 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 1.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200818 years old
Length614.2 ft187.2 m
Daily traffic836counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Location0.01 Mil W. Of Wv 16
CarriesCounty Route 11
CrossesElk River
Coordinates38.46329, -81.07317

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length614.2 ft (187.2 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area2059.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic836 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000008A118

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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