Structure 26A093 · Marshall County, WV

County Route 21 over Fish Creek

Carries County Route 21 over Fish Creek, 0.01 Mi. South Jct Cr74.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT181 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

181 ft end to end, longest span 89 ft: about 3 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length180.8 ft55.1 m
Daily traffic250counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMarshall
Location0.01 Mi. South Jct Cr74
CarriesCounty Route 21
CrossesFish Creek
Coordinates39.76992, -80.70783

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length180.8 ft (55.1 m)
Max Span89.2 ft (27.2 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area479.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number00000000026A093

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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