Structure 18A074 · Jackson County, WV

CR 21 over Left Fork Sycamore Ck

Carries CR 21 over Left Fork Sycamore Ck, 0.06 Mi South Of CR 21/20.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

57 ft end to end, longest span 26 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 slab bridge.

Built1925rebuilt 1932
Length56.8 ft17.3 m
Daily traffic3,800counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Location0.06 Mi South Of CR 21/20
CarriesCR 21
CrossesLeft Fork Sycamore Ck
Coordinates38.84460, -81.69963

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Max Span26.2 ft (8 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area174.7 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1925 (reconstructed 1932)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000018A074

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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