Structure 11A104 · Gilmer County, WV

County Route 52/4 over Crooked Fork

Carries County Route 52/4 over Crooked Fork, 0.03 Mi S Co 52.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT71 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

71 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length71.2 ft21.7 m
Daily traffic80counted 2018
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyGilmer
Location0.03 Mi S Co 52
CarriesCounty Route 52/4
CrossesCrooked Fork
Coordinates38.78223, -80.93199

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length71.2 ft (21.7 m)
Max Span67.3 ft (20.5 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area160.6 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2018)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000011A104

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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