Structure 43A064 · Ritchie County, WV

County Route 19 over Branch Of Long Run

Carries County Route 19 over Branch Of Long Run, 0.56 Mile West Of CR 28.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
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
23 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

23 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 slab bridge.

Built1924102 years old
Length22.6 ft6.9 m
Daily traffic200counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.56 Mile West Of CR 28
CarriesCounty Route 19
CrossesBranch Of Long Run
Coordinates39.09170, -81.03023

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Max Span21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Width20.3 ft (6.2 m)
Deck Area42.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1924

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A064

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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