Structure 6A065 · Cabell County, WV

CR 26 over Guyandotte River

Carries CR 26 over Guyandotte River, 0.02 Mi North Of US 60.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT477 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

477 ft end to end: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built197155 years old
Length477.0 ft145.4 m
Daily traffic5,300counted 2021
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyCabell
Location0.02 Mi North Of US 60
CarriesCR 26
CrossesGuyandotte River
Coordinates38.41298, -82.36103

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length477.0 ft (145.4 m)
Max Span185.0 ft (56.4 m)
Deck Width38.4 ft (11.7 m)
Deck Area1701.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,300 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
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 Critical6 — Scour calculated, stable
Structure Number00000000006A065

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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