Structure 17A298 · Harrison County, WV

Harr Co RT 19/18 over West Fork River

Carries Harr Co RT 19/18 over West Fork River, 0.01 Mi West US Route 19.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT138 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 6/9

138 ft end to end. 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.

Built199729 years old
Length138.1 ft42.1 m
Daily traffic250counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Location0.01 Mi West US Route 19
CarriesHarr Co RT 19/18
CrossesWest Fork River
Coordinates39.16347, -80.45195

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length138.1 ft (42.1 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Area282.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1997

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

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 Number00000000017A298

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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