Structure 28A095 · Mercer County, WV

CR 38/3 over East River

Carries CR 38/3 over East River, 0.01 Mi S Of Wv 112.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT48 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

48 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 girder bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length47.9 ft14.6 m
Daily traffic90counted 2020
Last inspectedDecember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Location0.01 Mi S Of Wv 112
CarriesCR 38/3
CrossesEast River
Coordinates37.31331, -81.02768

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Max Span43.6 ft (13.3 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area71.5 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic90 (2020)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number00000000028A095

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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