Structure 6A282 · Cabell County, WV

County Route 23 over Mud River

Carries County Route 23 over Mud River, 0.18 Miles South Of CR 21.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT321 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

321 ft end to end, longest span 158 ft: about 4 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.

Built200719 years old
Length320.5 ft97.7 m
Daily traffic700counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Location0.18 Miles South Of CR 21
CarriesCounty Route 23
CrossesMud River
Coordinates38.44379, -82.18951

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length320.5 ft (97.7 m)
Max Span158.5 ft (48.3 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area918.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2007

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic700 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000006A282

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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