Structure 35A103 · Ohio County, WV

County Route 39/8 over Middle Wheeling Creek

Carries County Route 39/8 over Middle Wheeling Creek, 0.01 Mi. West Jct Cr39.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT65 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

65 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.

Built1919rebuilt 1986
Length64.6 ft19.7 m
Daily traffic50counted 2020
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Location0.01 Mi. West Jct Cr39
CarriesCounty Route 39/8
CrossesMiddle Wheeling Creek
Coordinates40.04715, -80.63299

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length64.6 ft (19.7 m)
Max Span37.4 ft (11.4 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area94.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1919 (reconstructed 1986)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50 (2020)
Truck Traffic7%
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 Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000035A103

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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