Structure 20A364 · Kanawha County, WV

CR 60/63 over US 60 Kan Riv Vir AVE

Carries CR 60/63 over US 60 Kan Riv Vir AVE, 0.11 Mi N Of Wv 61.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,384 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

1,384 ft end to end: about 3.8 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length1383.9 ft421.8 m
Daily traffic13,300counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Location0.11 Mi N Of Wv 61
CarriesCR 60/63
CrossesUS 60 Kan Riv Vir AVE
Coordinates38.33294, -81.59805

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1383.9 ft (421.8 m)
Max Span415.0 ft (126.5 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area5019.4 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,300 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000020A364

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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