Structure 49A046 · Upshur County, WV

County Route 20/10 over Laurel Fork

Carries County Route 20/10 over Laurel Fork, 0.08 Mi S Of Co 32/5 Sls.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT30 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 6/9Substructure not rated

30 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 deck arch.

Built1915111 years old
Length29.9 ft9.1 m
Daily traffic200counted 2018
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Location0.08 Mi S Of Co 32/5 Sls
CarriesCounty Route 20/10
CrossesLaurel Fork
Coordinates38.87404, -80.26414

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area42.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1915

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000049A046

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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