Structure 16A063 · Hardy County, WV

CR 55/20 over Lost River

Carries CR 55/20 over Lost River, 0.47 Mi E Of CR 23/9 Sls.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

144 ft end to end: about 2 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 through truss.

Built1931rebuilt 1994
Length144.4 ft44 m
Daily traffic80counted 2020
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHardy
Location0.47 Mi E Of CR 23/9 Sls
CarriesCR 55/20
CrossesLost River
Coordinates39.06478, -78.65517

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length144.4 ft (44 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area334.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic80 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000016A063

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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