Structure 43A173 · Ritchie County, WV

County Route 34 over Bone Creek

Carries County Route 34 over Bone Creek, 0.03 Mile West Of Wv 74.

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
CAR · 15 FT62 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

62 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 box-beam bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length61.7 ft18.8 m
Daily traffic70counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2021every 48 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.03 Mile West Of Wv 74
CarriesCounty Route 34
CrossesBone Creek
Coordinates39.09942, -80.87959

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length61.7 ft (18.8 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Deck Area141 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic70 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A173

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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