Structure 43A083 · Ritchie County, WV

CR 28/2 over S. Fork Hughes River

Carries CR 28/2 over S. Fork Hughes River, 0.03 Mi.s.cr.28.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

92 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.

Built199630 years old
Length92.2 ft28.1 m
Daily traffic40counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 48 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Location0.03 Mi.s.cr.28
CarriesCR 28/2
CrossesS. Fork Hughes River
Coordinates39.12262, -80.95775

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length92.2 ft (28.1 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Deck Area132.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2022)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000043A083

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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