Structure 21A189 · Lewis County, WV

County Route 14/4 over Smith Run

Carries County Route 14/4 over Smith Run, .05 Mi N Co 14 Sls.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
24 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

24 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built199729 years old
Length24.3 ft7.4 m
Daily traffic10counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Location.05 Mi N Co 14 Sls
CarriesCounty Route 14/4
CrossesSmith Run
Coordinates39.04109, -80.43902

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Max Span23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Width19.7 ft (6 m)
Deck Area44.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number00000000021A189

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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