Structure 4A004 · Braxton County, WV

County Route 2 over Copen Run

Carries County Route 2 over Copen Run, 1.52 Mi N Of Co 2/1.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT91 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

91 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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 girder bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length91.2 ft27.8 m
Daily traffic50counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Location1.52 Mi N Of Co 2/1
CarriesCounty Route 2
CrossesCopen Run
Coordinates38.86871, -80.71753

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length91.2 ft (27.8 m)
Max Span44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Width13.1 ft (4 m)
Deck Area111.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2018)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

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 Number00000000004A004

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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