Structure 14A134 · Hampshire County, WV

Green Spring Road over N Branch Potomac River

Carries Green Spring Road over N Branch Potomac River, 0.3 Mi S Of Md RT 51.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT314 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

314 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1937rebuilt 1996
Length314.0 ft95.7 m
Daily traffic880counted 2016
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Location0.3 Mi S Of Md RT 51
CarriesGreen Spring Road
CrossesN Branch Potomac River
Coordinates39.53757, -78.61324

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length314.0 ft (95.7 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area354.1 sq m
Main Spans11
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic880 (2016)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerPrivate
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number00000000014A134

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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