Structure 26A100 · Marshall County, WV

County Route 5 over Big Wheeling Creek

Carries County Route 5 over Big Wheeling Creek, 0.04 Mi. South Jct Cr16.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT203 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

203 ft end to end: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built200323 years old
Length203.1 ft61.9 m
Daily traffic300counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMarshall
Location0.04 Mi. South Jct Cr16
CarriesCounty Route 5
CrossesBig Wheeling Creek
Coordinates39.97573, -80.63060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length203.1 ft (61.9 m)
Max Span65.0 ft (19.8 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area538.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2020)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000026A100

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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