Structure 49A124 · Upshur County, WV

County Route 46 over Lt Fk RT Fk Li Kanawha R

Carries County Route 46 over Lt Fk RT Fk Li Kanawha R, 0.32 Mi E Of County 46/3.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT34 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

34 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 slab bridge.

Built199828 years old
Length33.8 ft10.3 m
Daily traffic90counted 2018
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Location0.32 Mi E Of County 46/3
CarriesCounty Route 46
CrossesLt Fk RT Fk Li Kanawha R
Coordinates38.74827, -80.32636

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length33.8 ft (10.3 m)
Max Span30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Width15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Deck Area49.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1998

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic90 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number00000000049A124

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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