Structure 49A129 · Upshur County, WV

County Route 44 over RT Fk Buckhannon River

Carries County Route 44 over RT Fk Buckhannon River, 0.60 Mi S Co 11/17.

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 FT94 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

94 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.

Built200125 years old
Length94.5 ft28.8 m
Daily traffic200counted 2018
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Location0.60 Mi S Co 11/17
CarriesCounty Route 44
CrossesRT Fk Buckhannon River
Coordinates38.74454, -80.23558

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length94.5 ft (28.8 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area218.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2018)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000049A129

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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