Structure 49A135 · Upshur County, WV

County Route 30 over Buckhannon River

Carries County Route 30 over Buckhannon River, 0.01 Mi W Of Co 24.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT193 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

193 ft end to end, longest span 95 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length192.9 ft58.8 m
Daily traffic50counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2022every 48 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Location0.01 Mi W Of Co 24
CarriesCounty Route 30
CrossesBuckhannon River
Coordinates38.87454, -80.18957

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length192.9 ft (58.8 m)
Max Span95.1 ft (29 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area488.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000049A135

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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