Structure 44A062 · Roane County, WV

County Route 29/9 over Big Sandy Creek

Carries County Route 29/9 over Big Sandy Creek, 0.02 M West Of CR 29/8.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 49 ft. 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.

Built197353 years old
Length90.2 ft27.5 m
Daily traffic250counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRoane
Location0.02 M West Of CR 29/8
CarriesCounty Route 29/9
CrossesBig Sandy Creek
Coordinates38.55586, -81.25884

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length90.2 ft (27.5 m)
Max Span49.2 ft (15 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area134.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2022)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000044A062

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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