Structure 52A100 · Wetzel County, WV

County Route 84 over South Fork Fishing Creek

Carries County Route 84 over South Fork Fishing Creek, 0.10 Mi. South Jct Wv 20.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT70 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

70 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
Length69.9 ft21.3 m
Daily traffic60counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Location0.10 Mi. South Jct Wv 20
CarriesCounty Route 84
CrossesSouth Fork Fishing Creek
Coordinates39.50373, -80.58651

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area104.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1914

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic60 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000052A100

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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