Structure 4A041 · Braxton County, WV

County Route 9 over Right Fork Steer Creek

Carries County Route 9 over Right Fork Steer Creek, 0.34 Mi N Of Co 18.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
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 FT113 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

113 ft end to end, longest span 55 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.

Built194977 years old
Length112.9 ft34.4 m
Daily traffic400counted 2018
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Location0.34 Mi N Of Co 18
CarriesCounty Route 9
CrossesRight Fork Steer Creek
Coordinates38.72303, -80.93262

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length112.9 ft (34.4 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Area220.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic400 (2018)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number00000000004A041

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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