Structure 28A087 · Mercer County, WV

CR 27 over Brush Creek

Carries CR 27 over Brush Creek, 0.08 Mi N Of US 460.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT72 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

72 ft end to end, longest span 34 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.

Built196066 years old
Length71.9 ft21.9 m
Daily traffic10,100counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Location0.08 Mi N Of US 460
CarriesCR 27
CrossesBrush Creek
Coordinates37.35835, -81.09727

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area306.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10,100 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000028A087

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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