Structure 43A141 · Ritchie County, WV

County Route 74/9 over North Fork Hughes River

Carries County Route 74/9 over North Fork Hughes River, 0.37 Mi. W. Of CR 50/24.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

55 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 deck arch.

Built1914112 years old
Length55.4 ft16.9 m
Daily traffic150counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.37 Mi. W. Of CR 50/24
CarriesCounty Route 74/9
CrossesNorth Fork Hughes River
Coordinates39.31169, -80.93582

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area79.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2019)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A141

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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