Structure 49A052 · Upshur County, WV

County Route 22 over Buckhannon River

Carries County Route 22 over Buckhannon River, 0.03 Mi E Of Co 30/7.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
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 FT177 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

177 ft end to end, longest span 43 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199036 years old
Length177.2 ft54 m
Daily traffic200counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Location0.03 Mi E Of Co 30/7
CarriesCounty Route 22
CrossesBuckhannon River
Coordinates38.91487, -80.22950

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length177.2 ft (54 m)
Max Span43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area302.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2018)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number00000000049A052

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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