Structure 52A144 · Wetzel County, WV

County Route 12 over Wv Fork Of Fish Creek

Carries County Route 12 over Wv Fork Of Fish Creek, 0.01 Mi. South Jct US 250.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall3/9 · Serious
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT146 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

146 ft end to end: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built200620 years old
Length145.7 ft44.4 m
Daily traffic51counted 2017
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Location0.01 Mi. South Jct US 250
CarriesCounty Route 12
CrossesWv Fork Of Fish Creek
Coordinates39.69860, -80.50878

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length145.7 ft (44.4 m)
Max Span81.4 ft (24.8 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area333 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic51 (2017)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000052A144

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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