Structure 13A257 · Greenbrier County, WV

County Route 9/9 over Sinking Creek

Carries County Route 9/9 over Sinking Creek, 0.14 Miles E. Of CR 9.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT57 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

57 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201016 years old
Length56.8 ft17.3 m
Daily traffic10counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2021every 48 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Location0.14 Miles E. Of CR 9
CarriesCounty Route 9/9
CrossesSinking Creek
Coordinates37.91151, -80.53256

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Max Span51.5 ft (15.7 m)
Deck Width14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Area77.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2020)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000013A257

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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