Structure 17A296 · Harrison County, WV

Harrison Co RT 34 over West Fork River

Carries Harrison Co RT 34 over West Fork River, 0.01 Mi East US Route 19.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT249 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

249 ft end to end, longest span 121 ft: about 3 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.

Built199630 years old
Length248.7 ft75.8 m
Daily traffic1,100counted 2020
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Location0.01 Mi East US Route 19
CarriesHarrison Co RT 34
CrossesWest Fork River
Coordinates39.23653, -80.39654

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length248.7 ft (75.8 m)
Max Span121.4 ft (37 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area674.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,100 (2020)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000017A296

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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