Structure 51A027 · Webster County, WV

County Route 15/4 over Elk River

Carries County Route 15/4 over Elk River, 0.08 Mi W Wv 15.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT174 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

174 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195274 years old
Length173.9 ft53 m
Daily traffic200counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWebster
Location0.08 Mi W Wv 15
CarriesCounty Route 15/4
CrossesElk River
Coordinates38.46837, -80.39816

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length173.9 ft (53 m)
Max Span55.8 ft (17 m)
Deck Width20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Deck Area333.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number00000000051A027

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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