Structure 48A053 · Tyler County, WV

County Route 50 over Middle Island Creek

Carries County Route 50 over Middle Island Creek, 0.04 Mi. West Jct CR 50/2.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT159 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9

159 ft end to end, longest span 75 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 deck arch.

Built1916110 years old
Length159.4 ft48.6 m
Daily traffic90counted 2020
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Location0.04 Mi. West Jct CR 50/2
CarriesCounty Route 50
CrossesMiddle Island Creek
Coordinates39.38775, -80.86070

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length159.4 ft (48.6 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width17.7 ft (5.4 m)
Deck Area262.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1916

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic90 (2020)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number00000000048A053

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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