Structure 6A269 · Cabell County, WV

County Route 9 over Trace Fork

Carries County Route 9 over Trace Fork, 1.50 Miles North Of C R 6.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT59 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 8/9

59 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 box-beam bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length59.4 ft18.1 m
Daily traffic200counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Location1.50 Miles North Of C R 6
CarriesCounty Route 9
CrossesTrace Fork
Coordinates38.53424, -82.14251

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width21.3 ft (6.5 m)
Deck Area117.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic200 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000006A269

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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