Structure 4A151 · Braxton County, WV

County Route 4/27 over Little Otter Creek

Carries County Route 4/27 over Little Otter Creek, 0.06 Mi S Of Wv 4.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT119 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

119 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 through truss.

Built199135 years old
Length119.1 ft36.3 m
Daily traffic100counted 2018
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Location0.06 Mi S Of Wv 4
CarriesCounty Route 4/27
CrossesLittle Otter Creek
Coordinates38.67682, -80.77073

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length119.1 ft (36.3 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area221.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic100 (2018)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000004A151

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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