Structure 7A017 · Calhoun County, WV

County Route 7 over Steer Creek

Carries County Route 7 over Steer Creek, 0.51 Mile East Of CR 7/5.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating3/9 · Serious
Superstructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT151 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 3/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 3/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

151 ft end to end: 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 through truss.

Built1930rebuilt 1981
Length151.2 ft46.1 m
Daily traffic250counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Location0.51 Mile East Of CR 7/5
CarriesCounty Route 7
CrossesSteer Creek
Coordinates38.87509, -81.03991

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length151.2 ft (46.1 m)
Max Span144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area239.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1930 (reconstructed 1981)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2022)
Truck Traffic13%
Lanes On Bridge1

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 Number00000000007A017

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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