Structure 48A054 · Tyler County, WV

County Route 55/2 over Indian Creek

Carries County Route 55/2 over Indian Creek, 0.04 Mi. South Jct CR 13.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT54 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

54 ft end to end, longest span 27 ft. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 2007
Length54.1 ft16.5 m
Daily traffic10counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Location0.04 Mi. South Jct CR 13
CarriesCounty Route 55/2
CrossesIndian Creek
Coordinates39.43198, -80.78486

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Area74.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 2007)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000048A054

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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