Structure 26A021 · Marshall County, WV

County Route 5 over Wheeling Creek

Carries County Route 5 over Wheeling Creek, 0.14 Mi. South Jct CR 18.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT145 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

145 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length144.7 ft44.1 m
Daily traffic300counted 2022
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMarshall
Location0.14 Mi. South Jct CR 18
CarriesCounty Route 5
CrossesWheeling Creek
Coordinates40.00400, -80.64197

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length144.7 ft (44.1 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area410.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic300 (2022)
Truck Traffic14%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000026A021

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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