Structure 3A030 · Boone County, WV

County Route 3/13 over Big Coal River

Carries County Route 3/13 over Big Coal River, 0.03 Mi N Of CR 3/16.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT227 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

227 ft end to end, longest span 74 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 girder bridge.

Built1964rebuilt 1999
Length227.4 ft69.3 m
Daily traffic30counted 2022
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBoone
Location0.03 Mi N Of CR 3/16
CarriesCounty Route 3/13
CrossesBig Coal River
Coordinates38.14336, -81.63769

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length227.4 ft (69.3 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area339.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1999)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000003A030

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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