Structure 3A070 · Boone County, WV

County Route 26/1 over West Fork Of Pond Fork

Carries County Route 26/1 over West Fork Of Pond Fork, 0.01 Mi East Of CR 26.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT53 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

53 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length53.1 ft16.2 m
Daily traffic10counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Location0.01 Mi East Of CR 26
CarriesCounty Route 26/1
CrossesWest Fork Of Pond Fork
Coordinates37.93802, -81.63118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length53.1 ft (16.2 m)
Max Span48.9 ft (14.9 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area79.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000003A070

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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